woll

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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

  1. Obsolete form of will.

References

German

Pronunciation

Adverb

woll

  1. (regional, colloquial, otherwise obsolete) Alternative form of wohl.

Derived terms

Particle

woll

  1. (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

  1. Alternative form of wolle

Etymology 2

Verb

woll

  1. 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.”