Equivalent to vilje (“will”) + -ig (adjective suffix), from Old Norse viljugr or a calque of Middle Low German willich. Compare also Norwegian, Swedish villig, German willig.
villig (neuter villigt, plural and definite singular attributive villige)
| Inflection of villig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | villig | villigere | villigst2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | villigt | villigere | villigst2 |
| Plural | villige | villigere | villigst2 |
| Definite attributive1 | villige | villigere | villigste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
From Old Norse viljugr or Middle Low German willich
villig (neuter singular villig, definite singular and plural villige, comparative villigere, indefinite superlative villigst, definite superlative villigste)
From Old Norse viljugr or Middle Low German willich
villig (neuter singular villig, definite singular and plural villige, comparative villigare, indefinite superlative villigast, definite superlative villigaste)
From Old Swedish vililiker, viliogher.
villig (comparative villigare, superlative villigast)
| Inflection of villig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | villig | villigare | villigast |
| Neuter singular | villigt | villigare | villigast |
| Plural | villiga | villigare | villigast |
| Masculine plural3 | villige | villigare | villigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | villige | villigare | villigaste |
| All | villiga | villigare | villigaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||