unwilla

See also: Unwilla

Old English

Alternative forms

• unwil, onwilla

Etymology

From un- +‎ willa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunˌwil.lɑ/, [ˈunˌwiɫ.ɫɑ]

Noun

unwilla m

1. displeasure
2. that which causes displeasure
3. absence of goodwill; dislike
4. unwillingness, reluctance, unwill
5. that which is unwanted or undesired
6. (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

Declension of unwilla (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	unwilla	unwillan
accusative	unwillan	unwillan
genitive	unwillan	unwillena
dative	unwillan	unwillum

Related terms

• willan

Descendants

• English: unwill

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “UNWILLA”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “UNWIL”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.