wil

See also: wi·l

English

Verb

wil

Obsolete spelling of will

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Verb

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

to want

Usage notes

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.

Noun

wil (uncountable)

will

Dutch

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪl
IPA^(key): /ʋɪl/
audio (file)

Etymology 1

Noun

wil m (uncountable, diminutive willetje n)

want

Derived terms

wilskracht

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

wil

first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of willen
imperative of willen

Old English

Noun

wil n

wile, trick or device

Declension

Declension of wil (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wil	wilu
accusative	wil	wilu
genitive	wiles	wila
dative	wile	wilum

Descendants

English: wile

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English wheel.

Noun

wil

wheel

Unami

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [wiɫ]

Noun

wil

head

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