vilja

Estonian

Noun

vilja

1. genitive singular of vili
2. partitive singular of vili
3. illative singular of vili

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

vilja (third person singular past indicative vildi, third person plural past indicative vilað, supine vilað)

1. to will
2. to wish
3. to persist
4. to intend to

Conjugation

Finnish

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vilja, borrowed from Proto-Indo-European (if not directly from Slavic or Balto-Slavic - compare Proto-Slavic *obilьje, from an earlier *obvilьje, see *obilъ) and Czech obilí (“grain, cereals”)). Other cognates include Karelian vil'l'a, Estonian vili, Veps vil'l' and Proto-Samic *vëljē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋiljɑ/,
• Rhymes: -iljɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vil‧ja

Noun

vilja

1. grain, cereal
2. (archaic, dialectal) abundance

Declension

See also

• paljo
• plus
• melko
• multa
• mallas

Adjective

vilja (rare)

1. abundant

   Synonym: runsas

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• “vilja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vilja (“to want”), from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪlja/
• Rhymes: -ɪlja

Verb

vilja (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative vill, third-person singular past indicative vildi, supine viljað)

1. to want

   Ég vil fara heim.

   I want to go home.

2. to wish

   Ég vildi að það væru þvottabirnir á Íslandi. Þeir eru svo sætir. Ég myndi leika við þá og gefa þeim ruslið mitt.

   I wish there were raccoons in Iceland. They're so cute. I'd play with them and give them my trash.

Conjugation

This verb is slightly irregular.

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• viljä

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vilja. Cognates include Finnish vilja and Estonian vili.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋiljɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋiljɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ilj, -iljɑ
• Hyphenation: vil‧ja

Noun

vilja

1. grain, cereal
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 40:

     Vilja käsil kylvettii.

     The grain was sown by hand.

Declension

Derived terms

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 667

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vilje (e infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Akin to English will.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɪljɑ/

Verb

vilja (present tense vil, past tense ville, past participle vilja, present participle viljande)

1. want

   Eg vil dra no. ― I want to leave now.

2. will (expressing future tense)

   Det der vil du angra på. ― You will regret that.

References

• “vilja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wiljaną (“to want”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to want, choose”). Compare Old English willan, Old Frisian willa, Old Saxon willian, Old High German wellen, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wiljan).

Verb

vilja (singular past indicative vildi, plural past indicative vildu, past participle viljat)

1. to want

Usage notes

• Along with only two other verbs (munu and skulu), vilja has a special past tense infinitive. It is equal to the third person plural past tense vildu. This rare form is mostly used when the verb of the main clause also is in the past tense.

Conjugation

Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

vilja

1. inflection of vili:
   1. indefinite accusative singular/plural
   2. indefinite dative/genitive singular
   3. indefinite genitive plural

References

• “vilja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²vɪlːja/

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish vili, vilie, from Old Norse vili, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô.

Noun

vilja c

1. will; a person’s intent, volition, decision.

Declension

Alternative forms

• vilje

Related terms

• ha en egen vilja
• viljestyrka
• frivillig
• att vilja är att kunna

Descendants

• → Elfdalian: wila f

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish vilia, from Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Verb

vilja (present vill, preterite ville, supine velat)

1. to want, desire

   De vill att vi hjälper dem att måla huset

   They want us to help them paint the house

   Jag vill klappa en gullig kanin

   I want to pet a cute rabbit

   Vill du ha kaffe eller te?

   Do you want coffee or tea?

   Jag vill till affären

   I want to go to the store (see the usage notes for why there is no gå, åka, or the like)

   Jag vill hem

   I want (to go) home

   • 1917 translation, the Bible, Deuteronomy (Femte Mosebok), 1:26

     Men I villen icke draga ditupp, utan voren gensträviga mot HERRENS, eder Guds, befallning.

     Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God.

2. (rare) to intend, be going to, will

   Det vill komma till dig, när du är gammal nog.

   It will come to you, when you are old enough.

Usage notes

• Used with verbs in the infinitive, without infinitive marker ("att"). However note that there may be a conjunction "att" (in the sense of "that") following right after. The first example is a case in point, which could be interpreted as They want that we help them or, more naturally, They want us to help them.
• Unlike wanting to do something ("I want to eat") and wanting something to happen ("I want you to eat"), wanting an object is expressed with vilja in combination with ha ("have"). Thus "I want food" is said Jag vill ha mat (not Jag vill mat). Put another way, wanting to have (ha) is not a special case in Swedish, and needs to be specified.
• Often used with an implied gå (“walk”), åka (“drive”), följa (“follow”), or the like. See ska, which works identically.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• skulle vilja

References

• vilja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vilja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vilja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)