self-will

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English self-wil, self-wille, from Old English sylfwill, selfwill, selfwille (“self-will”), from Proto-West Germanic *selbawilljō, from Proto-Germanic *selbawiljô (“self-will”), equivalent to self- +‎ will. Cognate with Old High German selbwillo, selpwillo, Old Norse sjalfvili. === Noun === self-will (uncountable) The quality of being willful and ignoring opposition. ==== Related terms ==== self-willed self-willedly self-willedness ==== Translations ====