wil

wil

1. Obsolete spelling of will

From Dutch willen, from Middle Dutch willen, from Old Dutch willen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

• IPA^(key): /vəl/

wil (present wil, past wou, past participle gewil)

1. to want

This is an auxiliary verb and may be translated thus in English, as "would like to". There is also a nonstandard past participle sometimes used in colloquial speech, gewou.

wil (uncountable)

1. will

• IPA^(key): /ʋɪl/

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• Hyphenation: wil
• Rhymes: -ɪl

From Middle Dutch wille, from Old Dutch willo. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

wil m (uncountable, diminutive willetje n)

1. want

• volkswil
• willekeur
• wilsbekwaam
• wilskracht
• wilsvrijheid

See the etymology of the main entry.

wil

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of willen
2. imperative of willen

• ƿil

wil n

1. wile, trick or device

• English: wile

From Dutch wiel.

wil

1. wheel

From English wheel.

wil

1. wheel

• IPA^(key): [wiɫ]

wil

1. head