unwilla
See also: Unwilla
Old English
Alternative forms
- unwil, onwilla
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈunˌwil.lɑ/, [ˈunˌwiɫ.ɫɑ]
Noun
unwilla m
- displeasure
- that which causes displeasure
- absence of goodwill; dislike
- unwillingness, reluctance, unwill
- that which is unwanted or undesired
- (often + genitive unwilling person) used in the dative plural to express lack of willingness or consent, where Modern English would use an adverb or prepositional phrase: unwillingly, unconsensually, without one's consent, against one's will
- Iċ ēode mīnum unwillum on dēofles hūs.
- I went into the Devil's house, against my will.
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | unwilla | unwillan |
| accusative | unwillan | unwillan |
| genitive | unwillan | unwillena |
| dative | unwillan | unwillum |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: unwill
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “UNWILLA”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “UNWIL”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.