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Old English · noun

wil

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
Modern English
wilepleasuredevicetrickwill

wil1 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. pleasure, will

  2. something desirable

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of wil
SingularPlural
Nominative wilwil
Accusative wilwil
Genitive willeswilla
Dative willewillum

wil2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. wile, trick or device

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of wil
SingularPlural
Nominative wīlwīl
Accusative wīlwīl
Genitive wīleswīla
Dative wīlewīlum

All forms (10)

Etymology

Related to willan

From Proto-Germanic *wīlą (“craft, deceit”), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Old Norse vél.

Descendants

wile

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