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English
Etymology
From Middle English wollen, a variant of Middle English wullen, willen, from Old English wyllan, willan. More at will.
Pronunciation
Verb
woll
- Obsolete form of will.
References
German
Pronunciation
Adverb
woll
- (regional, colloquial, otherwise obsolete) Alternative form of wohl.
Derived terms
Particle
woll
- (regional, Sauerland, Tyrol, occasionally elsewhere in NRW) right?, isn't it?
- Synonyms: ne, oder, wa; see also Thesaurus:nicht wahr
Dann kommste so um vier, woll?- So you’ll be here at four-ish, right?
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
woll
- Alternative form of wolle
Etymology 2
Verb
woll
- first-person singular present indicative of wollen
1470–1483 (date produced), Thom̃s Malleorre [i.e., Thomas Malory], “[Morte Arthur]”, in Le Morte Darthur (British Library Additional Manuscript 59678), [England: s.n.], folio 449, verso, lines 15–18:Than ſpake ẜ Gawayne And ſeyde brothir · ẜ Aggravayne I pray you and charge you meve no ſuch · maters no more a fore me fro wyte you well I woll nat be of youre counceyle //- Then spoke Sir Gawain, and said, “Brother, Sir Agrivain, I pray you and charge you move not such matters any more before me, for be ye assured I will not be of your counsel.”