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w
i
llan
V
want
originates from
PWGmc
*willjan
'to want' (
oe-postconsonantal-j
) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:52)
PGmc
*weljan-
'to want' (weljan-
>
welljan
>
wellan) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:578)
Inflected forms
wille
'want
-pres.2pl
' (
oe-2pl-before-pron
)
in
Aelfric's Colloquy 1
,
Aelfric's Colloquy 2
willaþ
'want
-pres.1pl
' (
oe-1pl
)
in
Aelfric's Colloquy 2
woldon
'want
.pst.3pl
' (
oe-past-3pl
)
wyle
'want
.pres.3sg
' (
oe-3sg
)
in
Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia
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