willan

Meaning

1. to want, desire

   Hwæt wilt þū mā æt mē?

   What more do you want from me?

2. to intend

   Iċ wolde þæt dōn!

   I meant to do that!

3. to be willing

4. used to express habitual behavior

   Hē wolde oftost æfter ūhtsange hine ġebiddan. He would most often pray after matins.

   c. 992, Ælfric, "St. Oswald, King and Martyr"

5. Used to express the future tense

   Sċortlīċe iċ hæbbe nū ġesǣd ymb þā þrīe dǣlas ealles þises middanġeardes; ac iċ wille nū, swā iċ ǣr gehēt, þāra þrēora landrīċa ġemǣre ġereċċan...

   I have now spoken about all three of this world's continents in brief; but I will now, as I promised before, relate the borders of the three continents...

   late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

6. to want or intend to go (to or from somewhere)

   Hū oft wolde iċ heonan onweġ?

   How many times have I wanted to get away from here?

7. used in the subjunctive past to express hypotheticals, where Modern English would use "would"

   Hū wolde þē līcian ġif ic wisse ealle þīne dēagolnesse?

   How would you like it if I knew all your secrets?

Conjugation