want.pres.3sg

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

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)

Paradigms