See also: Woll

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English wollen, a variant of Middle English wullen, willen, from Old English wyllan, willan. More at will.

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Verb

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woll

  1. Obsolete form of will.

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German

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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woll

  1. (regional, colloquial, otherwise obsolete) Alternative form of wohl.

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Particle

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woll

  1. (regional, Sauerland, Tyrol, occasionally elsewhere in NRW) right?, isn't it?
    Synonyms: ne, oder, wa; see also Thesaurus:nicht wahr
    Dann kommste so um vier, woll?
    So you’ll be here at four-ish, right?

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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woll

  1. Alternative form of wolle

Etymology 2

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Verb

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woll

  1. first-person singular present indicative of wollen
    • 1470–1483 (date produced), Thom̃s Malleorre [i.e., Thomas Malory], “[Morte Arthur]”, in Le Morte Darthur (British Library Additional Manuscript 59678), [England: s.n.], folio 449, verso, lines 15–18:
      Than ſpake ẜ Gawayne And ſeyde brothir · ẜ Aggravayne I pray you and charge you meve no ſuch · maters no more a fore me fro wyte you well I woll nat be of youre counceyle //
      Then spoke Sir Gawain, and said, “Brother, Sir Agrivain, I pray you and charge you move not such matters any more before me, for be ye assured I will not be of your counsel.”