Wille

, v. desire, wish, be willing; be likely, wont; intend, will, ., and as auxil. of fut. 1 and 3 sg. pres. Wil , Wyl , I 10, V 89, 147, VIII a 24, 39, IX 252, .; Will(e) , Wyll , III 2, IV a 31, 52, .; Wol(e) , II 24, IX 279, XI a 48, .; Woll(e) , VIII b 40, XV c 17, XVI 7, .; 2 sg. Wil , Wyl(l) , IV a 4, 17, 88, VIII a 222, .; Wylt , V 73. Wolt , VIII a 271, XII b 42, XV g 33; (with suffixed pron.) Wiltou , -ow , II 128, XIV a 21, .; (further reduced) Wolte , XV g 19, 22; pl. Wyl , Wil(l) , I 259, IV b 2, IX 118, .; Wol , Wole(n) , VIII b 85, IX 64, XI b 64, 161, XIII b 23, .; Wolle , XVI 240 (rime— fille ); wiltow or neltow , whether you are willing or not, VIII a 149 ( cf. II 154); (without expre ed inf in.) will go (come), V 64, XVII 504; wilt thou so , you'll do that, will you? XVII 226. Pa. t. desired, wished, was willing; was likely, used; intended, would; subj. would (be willing), would (should) like, could wish, .; as auxil. of cond it. or pa. t. subj. would, should, .: Vald , X 79; Wald(e) , IV a 39, X 21, XIV b 12, .; Wild , I introd. (? ON. vild a ); Wold(e) , I 185 (rime colde ), II 188, 279, III 37, IV b 25, V 28, VI 30, VIII a 204, XI a 51, XIV c 20, XVI 253, XVII 47, .; Wulde , I 47, 90, 171; 2 sg. Wold(e) , Woldeȝ , -est , II 454, V 59, VI 50, XVI 362, XVII 172, .; wold awede , was like to go mad ( or was going mad) II 87; wold ich nold ich , whether I would or no, II 154 ( cf. VIII a 149); (without expre ed inf in.) wold vp ( in ), desired to rise (enter), II 96, 378; whider þai wold , where they were going to, II 296; walde away , would depart, IV a 75. [OE. will an , wyllan ; pa. t. wólde , wálde .] See Ichil, Ichulle.