vilje

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vili, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô, cognate with Norwegian vilje, Swedish vilja, English will, German Wille, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰 (wilja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viljə/, [ˈʋiljə]

Noun

vilje c (singular definite viljen, plural indefinite viljer)

1. will

Inflection

Declension of vilje

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vilje	viljen	viljer	viljerne
genitive	viljes	viljens	viljers	viljernes

Derived terms

• egenvilje
• forhandlingsvilje
• forsvarsvilje
• jernvilje
• kampvilje
• kompromisvilje
• modstandsvilje
• modvilje
• offervilje
• risikovilje
• samarbejdsvilje
• sejrsvilje
• uvilje
• velvilje
• viljefast
• viljeløs
• viljesakt
• viljesbestemt
• viljeserklæring
• viljestyrke
• viljestærk
• viljesvag
• viljesytring

 

References

• “vilje” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vili.

Noun

vilje m (definite singular viljen, indefinite plural viljer, definite plural viljene)

1. will (volition)

Derived terms

• motvilje
• velvilje
• viljestyrke

References

• “vilje” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɪlːjə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vili. Akin to English will.

Noun

vilje m (definite singular viljen, indefinite plural viljar, definite plural viljane)

1. will (volition)

Derived terms

• motvilje
• velvilje
• viljestyrke

Etymology 2

Verb

vilje (present tense vil, past tense ville, past participle vilja, present participle viljande)

1. Alternative form of vilja

References

• “vilje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.