willan

See also: Willan

Old English

Alternative forms

wyllan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Cognate with Old Frisian willa (West Frisian wolle), Old Saxon willian, Dutch willen, Old Norse vilja (Danish ville, Swedish vilja), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wiljan). The alternative Proto-Germanic form *waljaną gave Old High German wollen (German wollen).

The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Latin velle, Proto-Slavic *velěti (whence Old Church Slavonic велѣти (velěti), Russian велеть (veletʹ)), Lithuanian vélmi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwil.lɑn/

Verb

willan

to wish; want

Conjugation

Conjugation of willan (irregular)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	willan	tō willanne
1st-person singular	wille	wolde
2nd-person singular	wilt	woldest
3rd-person singular	wille	wolde
plural	willaþ	woldon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	wille	wolde
plural	willen	wolden
imperative
singular	*wille
plural	*willaþ
participle	present	past
	willende	*willen

Descendants

Middle English: willen, wullen, wollen
- Scots: will, wil, vill
- English: will

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