nill
English
/nɪl/
verb
Definitions
- (modal auxiliary) To be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive).
- (intransitive) To be unwilling.
- (transitive) To reject, refuse, negate.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nillen inherited from Old English nillan compound from English ne (not) + English will (desire, wild, wandering, lost in error, stray).
Origin
English
will
Gloss
desire, wild, wandering, lost in error, stray
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
欲
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bewill English
- goodwill English
- ill will English
- ill-willed English
- ne English
- never English
- no English
- outwill English
- self-will English
- unwill English
- welcome English
- wilful English
- will English
- will've English
- will-less English
- willable English
- willed English
- willer English
- willest English
- willeth English
- willless English
- willmaking English
- willn't English
- willnae English
- willpower English
- willy English
- wilsome English
- won't English
- nillan Old English
- ne Middle English
- nillen Middle English
- willen Middle English