aux.v. Past tense nol·de (nōldə, nōld) To be unwilling; will not. tr.v. nilled or nolde, nil·ling, nills Not to will; not to wish. [Middle English nilen, from Old English nyllan : ne, not; see ne in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + willan, to desire; see wel-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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