wille

See also: Wille and willę

English

Noun

wille (plural willes)

1. Obsolete spelling of will.

Verb

wille

1. Obsolete spelling of will.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

wille

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of willen

Noun

wille

1. (archaic) dative singular of wil

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch willo, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô.

Noun

wille m or f

1. will, wish
2. want, desire
3. inclination, disposition
4. what one desires, wants

Inflection

Weak masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	wille	willen
accusative	wille	willen
genitive	willen	willen
dative	wille	willen

Weak feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	wille	willen
accusative	wille	willen
genitive	wille, willen	willen
dative	wille, willen	willen

Descendants

• Dutch: wil
  • Afrikaans: wil
  • Negerhollands: wil, wille
• Limburgish: wil

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wille

1. first-person singular present indicative of willen

Further reading

• “wille (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wille (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adverb

wille

1. (Gloucestershire, Warwickshire) alternative form of welle

Etymology 2

Adverb

wille

1. (rare) alternative form of wel

Old English

Alternative forms

• wylle — West Saxon

(Definition 1)

• willo — Anglian
• uillo — Aldred

(Definition 2)

• welle — Northumbrian
• wælle — Aldred

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwil.le/, [ˈwiɫ.ɫe]

Verb

wille

1. inflection of willan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvil.lɛ/
• Rhymes: -illɛ
• Syllabification: wil‧le
• Homophone: willę

Noun

wille f

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of willa