wolle

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔlə/
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Verb

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wolle

  1. first/third-person singular subjunctive I of wollen

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Central Franconian welle, from Middle High German wellen, from Old High German wellen, a merger of Proto-West Germanic *willjan (to want) and Proto-West Germanic *walljan (to choose, select). Doublet of weele.[1]

Cognate with German wollen and Luxembourgish wëllen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvolə/
  • Rhymes: -olə
  • Hyphenation: wol‧le

Verb

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wolle

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to want; to desire
    Ich will es aach net meh wieder dun.
    I don't want to do it again.
    Ich wolld die Affe sihn.
    I wanted to see the monkeys.
  2. (auxiliary) to want

Conjugation

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Irregular with past tense and conditional mood
infinitive wolle
participle gewolld
auxiliary wolle
present
indicative
past
indicative
conditional
ich will wolld wolld
du willst wollst wollst
er/sie/es will wolld wolld
meer wolle wollde wollde
deer wolld wolld wolld
sie wolle wollde wollde
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

References

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  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “wolle”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 178

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old English wull, from Proto-West Germanic *wullu, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wolle (plural wolles)

  1. wool (coat of sheep), especially when used to make fabric
  2. Shorn wool, especially stockpiled in bulk.
  3. Woollen garments or clothing; woolwear.
  4. Sheepskin; the skin of sheep.
  5. (rare) Other woolen goods; woollens.
  6. (rare) Other fibres (substituting wool)
  7. (rare) The flesh or innards of fruit.
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Descendants

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  • English: wool
  • Scots: woll, wol, wow, wo, oull, owll, owl, oo
  • Yola: wul

References

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Compare German wollen, Dutch willen, English will.

Verb

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wolle

  1. to want to do something
  2. to intend to
  3. to want

Usage notes

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  • Used as a modal verb.

Conjugation

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Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian willa, from Proto-West Germanic *willjan. Cognates include West Frisian wolle and German wollen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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wolle

  1. (transitive) to want

Conjugation

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References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “wolle”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian willa, from Proto-West Germanic *willjan, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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wolle

  1. to want
  2. to want to, to be willing to (as used with infinitive object)

Inflection

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Further reading

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  • wolle (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011