vill
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Anglo-Norman vill, from Old French vile (“farm, country estate”) (French ville (“town”)), from Latin villa.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
vill (plural vills)
- the smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish
Etymology 2 [edit]
From will
Verb [edit]
vill
- Eye dialect spelling of will.
Luxembourgish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *felu.
Adjective [edit]
vill (comparative méi, superlative meescht)
Norwegian Bokmål [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse villr, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
vill (masculine vill; feminine vill; neuter vilt; plural ville; comparative villere; superlative villest)
Old French [edit]
Noun [edit]
vill m and f
- rare form of ville
Swedish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse villr, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz. This is cognate with vild (“wild”), which is influenced from Middle Low German.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
vill
Synonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Verb [edit]
vill
- present tense of vilja.
References [edit]
- vill in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
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- English eye dialect
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- Luxembourgish adjectives
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with homophones
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Old French nouns
- Old French alternative forms
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish adjectives
- Swedish dated terms
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