Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To wish; desire.
- To receive willingly; consent or submit to.
- To resolve; determine.
- To have a desire; long (for); yearn or seek (after).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, obsolete To
wish ;desire . - verb transitive, obsolete To
receive willingly;consent orsubmit to;accept . - verb transitive, obsolete To
resolve ;determine . - verb intransitive, obsolete To have a desire;
long (for);yearn orseek (after).
Etymologies
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Examples
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We wiln and now they will pay dearly for their crimes against humanity and most of all America.
Think Progress » “There are two kinds of terrorism in the US: 2006
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Instead of lots of six miles square, be would propose lots of five miles square, or six - teen thousand acres, as attended wiln more cer - tainty in the division.
The Debates and proceedings in the Congress of the United States 1789
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| | Vas _del. _ wasches _in marg. _ wescheð C | | ow B | | hwer B | | ned is | neod is C | | as B | | 96. as B | | wiln | wull {et} C | |
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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B | | toward | | ahne | achne C | | 191. muð B | | te | þe C | | do alswa as B | | wiln | wull {et} C | | owre beodes | | 192. beme {n} wel ⁊ B | | i drihtines | i {n} drichtines C | | eare | | and _om.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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