Etymograph : willan

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want

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 1 ("wille"), Aelfric's Colloquy 2 ("wille"), Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia ("wyle")

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)

willaþ "want.pres.1pl" (oe-1pl)

woldon "want.pst.3pl" (oe-past-3pl)

wyle "want.pres.3sg" (oe-3sg)