Wille
See also: wille
German
Alternative forms
- Willen (somewhat less common)
Etymology
From Middle High German wille, from Old High German willo, from Proto-West Germanic *willjō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô (“desire, will”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Wille m (weak, genitive Willens, plural Willen)
- will
- Triumph des Willens.
- Wir haben den Willen unseres Volkes geschützt.
- We defended the will of our people.
- Der Wille des Volkes triumphiert.
- The will of the people triumphed.
Declension
Declension of Wille [masculine, weak]
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German wille, from Old High German willo.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wille m (plural Wille)
Further reading
Saterland Frisian
Noun
Wille
- will
- 1800, J. G. Hoche, Reise durch Osnabrück und Niedermünster in das Saterland, Ostfriesland und Gröningen, Bremen, p. 246:
- Uſe Babe! da du beſt en Hämel, geheliget werde din No͞ama, to kume us din Rik, din Wille geſchio, wie en Hämel alſo ok op er Ide, uſe teilike Brod rek us hüt, un vergef us uſe Schelde, as ſo wy vergeben uſe Schelder, un füihr us nicht in Verſikung und erlös us von allem Èuèl.
- 1800, J. G. Hoche, Reise durch Osnabrück und Niedermünster in das Saterland, Ostfriesland und Gröningen, Bremen, p. 246:
Swedish
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Wille c (genitive Willes)
- a diminutive of the male given names William or Wilhelm
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