wil

See also: wił, wi·l, and Wil

English

Verb

wil

  1. 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-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vəl/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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

  1. 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)

  1. will

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɪl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wil
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

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

Noun

wil m (uncountable, diminutive willetje n)

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wil

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

Mokilese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwil/

Noun

wil

  1. penis

Declension

Possessive forms of wil (tight inalienable possession, oa/a stem)
singular
possessor
first person wiloaioa
second person wiloamwen
third person wiloa
dual
possessors
first person inclusive wilasa
first person exclusive wilama
second person wilamwa
third person wilara
plural
possessors
first person inclusive wilasai
first person exclusive wilamai
second person wilamwai
third person wilarai
remote plural
possessors
first person inclusive wilahs
first person exclusive wilami
second person wilemwi
third person wilahr
construct form wilen

References

Old English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

wīl n

  1. wile, trick or device
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wīl wīl
accusative wīl wīl
genitive wīles wīla
dative wīle wīlum
Descendants

Etymology 2

Related to willan

Noun

wil n

  1. pleasure, will
  2. something desirable
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wil wil
accusative wil wil
genitive willes willa
dative wille willum

References

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch wiel.

Noun

wil

  1. wheel

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English wheel.

Noun

wil

  1. wheel

Unami

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wiɫ]

Noun

wil

  1. head

Derived terms

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “wil”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project