wil

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See also: wił, wi·l, and Wil

English

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wil

  1. Obsolete spelling of will.

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch willen, from Middle Dutch willen, from Old Dutch willen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vəl/
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Verb

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wil (present wil, past wou, past participle gewil)

  1. to want

Usage notes

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This is an auxiliary verb and may be translated thus in English, as "would like to". There is also a nonstandard past participle sometimes used in colloquial speech, gewou.

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Noun

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wil (uncountable)

  1. will

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch wille, from Old Dutch willo, from Proto-West Germanic *willjō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô.

Noun

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wil m (uncountable, diminutive willetje n)

  1. will
    Antonym: onwil
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: wil
  • Negerhollands: wil, wille

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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wil

  1. inflection of willen:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Mokilese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *ule (penis), from Proto-Austronesian *ule (penis)

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Noun

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wil

  1. penis

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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From Proto-Germanic *wīlą (craft, deceit), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (to turn, bend). Cognate with Old Norse vél.

Noun

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wil n

  1. wile, trick or device

Declension

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Descendants

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Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Dutch wiel.

Noun

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wil

  1. wheel

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English wheel.

Noun

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wil

  1. wheel

Unami

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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wil

  1. head