wolle
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wolle
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Central Franconian welle, from Middle High German wellen, from Old High German wellen, a merger of Proto-West Germanic *willjan (“to want”) and Proto-West Germanic *walljan (“to choose, select”). Doublet of weele.[1]
Cognate with German wollen and Luxembourgish wëllen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wolle
- (transitive, with accusative) to want; to desire
- Ich will es aach net meh wieder dun.
- I don't want to do it again.
- Ich wolld die Affe sihn.
- I wanted to see the monkeys.
- (auxiliary) to want
Conjugation edit
Irregular with past tense and conditional mood | |||
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infinitive | wolle | ||
participle | gewolld | ||
auxiliary | wolle | ||
present indicative |
past indicative |
conditional | |
ich | will | wolld | wolld |
du | willst | wollst | wollst |
er/sie/es | will | wolld | wolld |
meer | wolle | wollde | wollde |
deer | wolld | wolld | wolld |
sie | wolle | wollde | wollde |
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end. |
References edit
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “wolle”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary][1] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 178
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English wull, from Proto-West Germanic *wullu, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wolle (plural wolles)
- wool (coat of sheep), especially when used to make fabric
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)[2], published c. 1410, Apocalips 1:14, page 117v; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- ⁊ þe heed of him ⁊ his heeris weren whiyt as whiyt wolle .· ⁊ as ſnow / ⁊ þe iȝen of him as flawme of fier .·
- And his head and his hairs were white, like white wool or snow, and his eyes were like fire's flame.
- Shorn wool, especially stockpiled in bulk.
- Woollen garments or clothing; woolwear.
- Sheepskin; the skin of sheep.
- (rare) Other woolen goods; woollens.
- (rare) Other fibres (substituting wool)
- (rare) The flesh or innards of fruit.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “wǒl, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-03.
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
Compare German wollen, Dutch willen, English will.
Verb edit
wolle
Usage notes edit
- Used as a modal verb.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | wolle | |
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past participle | hot gewollt | |
future tense | waerd wolle | |
present tense | ||
1st person singular | will | |
2nd person singular | witt | |
3rd person singular | will | |
1st person plural | wolle | |
2nd person plural | wollt | |
3rd person plural | wolle | |
imperative |
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian willa, from Proto-West Germanic *willjan. Cognates include West Frisian wolle and German wollen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wolle
- (transitive) to want
Conjugation edit
Grúundfoarme | wolle | ||||||
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Infinitive | tou wollen | ||||||
Present tense | Past tense | ||||||
iek | wol | wie | wollen | iek | wiel, wüül | wie | wielen, wülen |
du | wolt | jie | wollen | du | wielt, wüült | jie | wielen, wülen |
hie/ju/dät | wol | jo | wollen | hie/ju/dät | wiel, wüül | jo | wielen, wülen |
Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | ||||
wollend | Singular | — | häbe | wäild, wöild | |||
Plural | — |
References edit
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian willa, from Proto-West Germanic *willjan, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wolle
Inflection edit
Infinitive: wolle | ||||||||
Present tense | Past tense | |||||||
person | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||||
1st | ik | wol | wy | wolle | ik | woe | wy | woenen, woene |
2nd | do/dû | wolst | jimme | wolle | do/dû | woest | jimme | woenen, woene |
3rd | hy/sy | wol | hja | wolle | hy/sy | woe | hja | woenen, woene |
Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | |||||
wollend (wollende) | wol | hawwe | wollen, wold |
Further reading edit
- “wolle (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011