wille

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See also: Wille and willę

English

Noun

wille (plural willes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of will.

Verb

wille

  1. Obsolete spelling of will.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

wille

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of willen

Noun

wille

  1. (archaic) dative singular of wil

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch willo, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô.

Noun

wille m or f

  1. will, wish
  2. want, desire
  3. inclination, disposition
  4. what one desires, wants
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: wil
    • Afrikaans: wil
    • Negerhollands: wil, wille
  • Limburgish: wil

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wille

  1. first-person singular present indicative of willen

Further reading

Middle English

Adverb

wille

  1. (rare) Alternative form of wel

Old English

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

Verb

wille

  1. inflection of willan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

wille f

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of willa