wiln

English

Etymology

From Middle English wilnen, wilnien, from Old English wilnian (“to wish, long for, desire, will, beg for, supplicate, entreat, petition for, tend towards”), from Proto-West Germanic *welnōn, from Proto-Germanic *welnōną (“to desire”), from Proto-Germanic *wiljô (“wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to wish, choose”). Cognate with Icelandic vilna (“to hope, promote”), Old English willa (“mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish, request, joy, delight, pleasure”). More at will.

Verb

wiln (third-person singular simple present wilns, present participle wilning, simple past and past participle wilned)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To wish; desire.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To receive willingly; consent or submit to; accept.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To resolve; determine.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To have a desire; long (for); yearn or seek (after).

Anagrams

• LNWI, Lwin

Old English

Alternative forms

• wȳln

Etymology

A contraction of *wīelen; equivalent to wealh (“Welsh person, slave”) +‎ -en (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiːln/, [wiːɫn]

Noun

wīln f (nominative plural wīlna)

1. handmaid

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wīln	wīlna, wīlne
accusative	wīlne	wīlna, wīlne
genitive	wīlne	wīlna
dative	wīlne	wīlnum