nyllan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === nillan, nellan === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnyl.lɑn/, [ˈnyɫ.ɫɑn] === Verb === nyllan negation of willan: not to want, not to intend, etc. The Life of Saint Margaret to refuse ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: nillen English: nill