Contionary:willen

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk villen, from Old Skundavisk villan, vilian, from Halmisk ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚾ (wiljan), from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wɪlən/

Verb

willen (modal verb, third-person singular simple present will, past tense wolde, past participle gewold, past subjunctive wolde, auxiliary haven)

1. to want

   Ik will ðig besøken.

   I want to visit you.

2. (chiefly in the past) to desire, would like to

   Hi wolde gerne een nyw ferseeingboks bygen.

   He would like to buy a new television.

3. (auxilary, with an infinitive) will (used to express the future tense, with a volition meaning)

   Si willen kommen.

   They will come.

Inflection

infinitive		willen
present participle		willend
past participle		gewold
auxiliary		haven
	indicative		subjunctive
present	ik will	wi willen	ik wille	wi willen
	ðou wilt	ji willt	ðou willst	ji willt
	hi, si, hit will	si, Si willen	hi, si, hit wille	si, Si willen
preterit	ik wolde	wi wolden	ik wolde	wi wolden
	ðou woldest	ji woldet	ðou woldest	ji woldet
	hi, si, hit wolde	si, Si wolden	hi, si, hit wolde	si, Si wolden
imperative	will	willt (ji)

Usage notes

The future tense can be expressed with either willen and skullen, the former one with a volition meaning and the latter one with a duty meaning. Therefore, both Ik will gån and Ik skall gån can be translated as I'll go, but have different underlying senses (respectively I'll go because I want to and I'll go because I have to).