wil

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See also: wił and wi·l

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

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. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

wil m (uncountable, diminutive willetje n)

  1. want
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: wil

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wil

  1. (deprecated template usage) first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of willen
  2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of willen

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ƿilwynn spelling

Pronunciation

Noun

wil n

  1. wile, trick or device

Declension

Descendants


Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch wiel.

Noun

wil

  1. wheel

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English wheel.

Noun

wil

  1. wheel

Unami

Pronunciation

Noun

wil

  1. head