nill

Nill is defined as to be unwilling or to refuse.

(verb)

An example of nill is when a horse refuses to walk forward.

See nill in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Archaic not to will (something); refuse: will I, nill I

Origin: ME nillen < OE nyllan < ne, not (see no) + willan (see will)

See nill in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb nilled, nill·ing, nills
Obsolete

verb, transitive

Not to will; not to wish.

verb, intransitive

To be unwilling; will not.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English nilen

Origin: , from Old English nyllan

Origin: : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots

Origin: + willan, to desire; see wel-¹ in Indo-European roots

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