"willen" meaning in Middle English

See willen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Old English willan, wyllan (“to want, intend, be willing”), from Proto-West Germanic *willjan, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną (“to want”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|willan|willan, wyllan|t=to want, intend, be willing}} Old English willan, wyllan (“to want, intend, be willing”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*willjan}} Proto-West Germanic *willjan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wiljaną||to want}} Proto-Germanic *wiljaną (“to want”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} willen, {{enm-verb|wille|willynge|wolde}} willen (third-person singular simple present wille, present participle willynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wolde) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-irr|type=willen}} Forms: wille [present, singular, third-person], willynge [participle, present], wolde [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], irregular [table-tags], willen [infinitive], to willen [infinitive], wille [infinitive], wollen [infinitive], wolle [infinitive], wille [first-person, present, singular], wolle [first-person, present, singular], wolde [first-person, past, singular], wilt [present, second-person, singular], wolt [present, second-person, singular], woldest [past, second-person, singular], wolde [past, second-person, singular], wille [present, singular, third-person], wolle [present, singular, third-person], wolde [past, singular, third-person], wille [present, singular, subjunctive], wolde [past, singular, subjunctive], - [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], willen [plural, present], wille [plural, present], wollen [plural, present], wolle [plural, present], wolden [past, plural], wolde [past, plural], - [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], willynge [participle, present], willende [participle, present], - [participle, past]
  1. to want something, wish for something
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-enm:to_want
  2. to be willing, consent, agree
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-DxP6gioh
  3. to intend to do something, plan something
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-3mvq2hec
  4. to mean, signify something
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-fEno81o5
  5. to direct, give directions
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-uzBNU2oK
  6. to require, demand, dictate
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-xlatgtPK
  7. to be pleased with, like
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-tIATShfR
  8. (auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:
    Expresses purpose, intent: will
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb--aARy3Jv
  9. (auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:
    Expresses willingness: will
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-ZJWimWZi
  10. (auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:
    Expresses certainty: will
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-T01Tzdl3
  11. (auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:
    Expresses habitual action: will
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-4-u20NLs
  12. (auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:
    Expresses ability, capability: will, can
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-3-Fg0La9
  13. (auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:
    Expresses futurity: shall, will
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-YrzprJG5
  14. (auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:
    Expresses expectation, conjecture: will
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-k5ZRg7KR
  15. (auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:
    Expresses imminence, impendence: will, to be about to
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-~mvJ0xl7
  16. (auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:
    Expresses a suggestion, proposal: let's
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-t2Dk5H5Z
  17. (auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:
    Expressing a modest, polite wish: would like
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-fgatNnf5
  18. (auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:
    Expresses hypotheticals: might
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-AUatcPGj
  19. (auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:
    Expresses possibility, probability: to be likely to, may
    Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-9Rq1Xclw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wil, wille, wilen, welin, wole, wolle, willian, wullen (english: early southwest Midlands)
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: willeth [present, singular, third-person], willende [participle, present], willynge [participle, present], willed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Etymology: From Old Norse; cognate with Faroese, Icelandic villa (“to stray, err”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|non|-}} Old Norse, {{cog|fo|-}} Faroese, {{cog|is|villa||to stray, err}} Icelandic villa (“to stray, err”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} willen, {{enm-verb|stem=will}} willen (third-person singular simple present willeth, present participle willende, willynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle willed)
  1. to go astray, wander, roam
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-jWobo37c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} willen
  1. present indicative/subjunctive plural of willen (“to want”) Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, subjunctive Form of: willen (extra: to want) Synonyms: wyll
    Sense id: en-willen-enm-verb-enm:_we__will Categories (other): Forms linking to themselves, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 4 4 4 9 4 4 10 4 4 7 4 12 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "wolt",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "woldest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "to want something, wish for something"
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        [
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        "to intend to do something, plan something"
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        "to mean, signify something"
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        [
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      "glosses": [
        "to direct, give directions"
      ],
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          "direct"
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        "to require, demand, dictate"
      ],
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        [
          "demand",
          "demand"
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        [
          "dictate",
          "dictate"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be pleased with, like"
      ],
      "id": "en-willen-enm-verb-tIATShfR",
      "links": [
        [
          "pleased",
          "pleased"
        ],
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "A modal verb with several meanings:",
        "Expresses purpose, intent: will"
      ],
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          "will",
          "will"
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        "Expresses purpose, intent: will"
      ],
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      ]
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        "Expresses willingness: will"
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        "Expresses certainty: will"
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        "Expresses certainty: will"
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        "Expresses habitual action: will"
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        "Expresses habitual action: will"
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        "Expresses ability, capability: will, can"
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        "Expresses futurity: shall, will"
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        "Expresses expectation, conjecture: will"
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      ],
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        "(auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:",
        "Expresses imminence, impendence: will, to be about to"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "A modal verb with several meanings:",
        "Expresses a suggestion, proposal: let's"
      ],
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        "Expresses a suggestion, proposal: let's"
      ],
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        "Expressing a modest, polite wish: would like"
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        "Expressing a modest, polite wish: would like"
      ],
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        "Expresses hypotheticals: might"
      ],
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        "(auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:",
        "Expresses hypotheticals: might"
      ],
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    },
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        "A modal verb with several meanings:",
        "Expresses possibility, probability: to be likely to, may"
      ],
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          "likely",
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          "may",
          "may"
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        "(auxiliary) A modal verb with several meanings:",
        "Expresses possibility, probability: to be likely to, may"
      ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wil"
    },
    {
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      "word": "wille"
    },
    {
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      "word": "wilen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "welin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wole"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wolle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "willian"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "early southwest Midlands",
      "word": "wullen"
    }
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}

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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Forms linking to themselves",
        "Middle English plural forms",
        "Middle English plural subjunctive forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "to want",
          "word": "willen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present indicative/subjunctive plural of willen (“to want”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "willen",
          "willen#Middle_English:_to_want"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "enm:(we) will"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "wyll"
    }
  ],
  "word": "willen"
}

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