Nill Definition
nĭl
nill, nills, nolde
verb
To be unwilling; will not.
American Heritage
Not to will (something); refuse.
Will I, nill I.
Webster's New World
Not to will; not to wish.
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1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, XII, lxi.
What I nill tell you ask (quoth she) in vain,Nor mov'd by prayer, nor constrain'd by power.
Wiktionary
(intransitive, archaic) To be unwilling.
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noun
Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.
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Scales of hot iron from the forge.
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Origin of Nill
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From Middle English nillen, from Old English nillan, nellan, nyllan (“to be unwilling, refuse, prevent; not want to"), corresponding to ne +"Ž will. Cognate with Old Frisian nelle.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English nilen from Old English nyllan ne not ne in Indo-European roots willan to desire wel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Compare Irish and Gaelic neul star, light. Compare nebula.
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