Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | nylle |
| 2nd sing. | nylt |
| 3rd sing. | nyle |
| 1st plur. | nyllaþ |
| 2nd plur. | nyllaþ |
| 3rd plur. | nyllaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | nolde |
| 2nd sing. | noldest |
| 3rd sing. | nolde |
| 1st plur. | noldon |
| 2nd plur. | noldon |
| 3rd plur. | noldon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | nylle |
| 2nd sing. | nylle |
| 3rd sing. | nylle |
| 1st plur. | nyllen |
| 2nd plur. | nyllen |
| 3rd plur. | nyllen |
Past
| 1st sing. | nolde |
| 2nd sing. | nolde |
| 3rd sing. | nolde |
| 1st plur. | nolden |
| 2nd plur. | nolden |
| 3rd plur. | nolden |
Imperative
Verbs conjugated like 'nyllan'
nyllan,
Verbs similar to 'nyllan'
cnyllan,
fyllan,
hyllan,
nillan,
wyllan,
afyllan,
bellan,
byldan,
bytlan,
fellan,
Etymology
From a contraction of the particle ne (“not”) + willan (“to want”). The same development happened with nytan (“to not know”), nesan (“to not be”), nabban (“to not have”), and nāgan (“to not own”). Cognate with Old Frisian nilla, nella (“to not want”).
Verbs referencing "nyllan"
English
nill.
Sample Sentences
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Iċ nolde þās stōwe forlǣtan, ac iċ wisse þæt iċ belīfan ne meahte. (I did not want to leave this place, but I knew I that could not stay.)
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The Life of Saint Margaret
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Iċ nylle nān word mā of þīnum mūðe ġehīeran. (I do not want to hear one more word out of your mouth.)
Cognates
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