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wille

want-pres.2pl

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 1, Aelfric's Colloquy 2

Lemma: willan 'want' (oe-2pl-before-pron)

Component of compounds

nelle 'not-want-PRES.2pl' in Aelfric's Colloquy 1

willan
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
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
Paradigms