*wiljaną

Runic: ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwil.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Irregular

Meanings

to want

Etymology

From the optative of *wḗlh₁-ti ~ *wélh₁-n̥ti, Narten present from *welh₁- (‘to choose, to want’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	–	wiljų	–
2nd singular	–	wilīz	–
3rd singular	–	wilī	–
1st dual	–	wilīw	–
2nd dual	–	wilīdiz	–
1st plural	–	wilīm	–
2nd plural	–	wilīd	–
3rd plural	–	wilīn	–

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	–	–
2nd singular	–	–
3rd singular	–	–
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	–	–
2nd plural	–	–
3rd plural	–	–

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	weldǭ	weldēdį̄
2nd singular	weldēz	weldēdīz
3rd singular	weldē	weldēdī
1st dual	weldēdū	weldēdīw
2nd dual	weldēdudiz	weldēdīdiz
1st plural	weldēdum	weldēdīm
2nd plural	weldēdud	weldēdīd
3rd plural	weldēdun	weldēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
wiljaną	wiljandz	-

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Descendants

*willjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- willen (Old Dutch)
  - willen (Middle Dutch)
    - wille (Limburgish)
*willjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- willen (Old Dutch)
  - willen (Middle Dutch)
    - willen (Dutch)
      - wil (Afrikaans)
      - wil, wel (Negerhollands)
      - wel, well, will (Skepi Creole Dutch)
*willjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- willan, wyllan (Old English)
  - willen, wil, wille, wilen, welin, wole, wolle, willian, wullen (Middle English)
    - will (English)
    - will, wil (Scots)
    - woul, wull, weel, well, will, ill (Yola)
*willjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- willa, wella (Old Frisian)
  - ? (North Frisian)
  - wolle (Saterland Frisian)
  - wolle (West Frisian)
*willjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wellen, willen, wollen (Old High German)
  - wellen, wollen, wöllen, wullen (Middle High German)
    - wollen (German)
    - וועלן (veln) (Yiddish)
*willjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wellen, willen, wollen (Old High German)
  - wellen, wollen, wöllen, wullen (Middle High German)
    - welle, wella, wölla (Alemannic German)
      - wella (Swabian)
*willjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wellen, willen, wollen (Old High German)
  - wellen, wollen, wöllen, wullen (Middle High German)
    - woian (Bavarian)
      - walln (Apetlonerisch)
      - bölln, béllan (Cimbrian)
*willjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wellen, willen, wollen (Old High German)
  - wellen, wollen, wöllen, wullen (Middle High German)
    - welle, wolle (Central Franconian)
      - weele (Hunsrik)
      - wëllen (Luxembourgish)
*willjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wellen, willen, wollen (Old High German)
  - wellen, wollen, wöllen, wullen (Middle High German)
    - ? (Rhine Franconian)
      - wolle (Pennsylvania German)
*willjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- willian (Old Saxon)
  - willen, wellen (Middle Low German)
    - wüllen (Low German)
vilja (Old Norse)
- wila (Elfdalian)
- vilja (Faroese)
- vilja (Icelandic)
- vili (Jamtish)
- vilja, vi(j)a, vyljå, vyå, velja, vi, ve (Norwegian Nynorsk)
vilja (Old Norse)
- willæ (Old Danish)
  - villa (Scanian)
vilja (Old Norse)
- willæ (Old Danish)
  - ville (Danish)
    - ville (Norwegian Bokmål)
vilja (Old Norse)
- wilia (Old Gutnish)
  - ville, vila (Gutnish)
vilja (Old Norse)
- vilia (Old Swedish)
  - vilja (Swedish)
𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wiljan) (Gothic)

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