vilja 1 (short stem) “want, wish”

“happen, chance; favor”

highly frequent

transitive (acc of thing, dat of beneficiary)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek vil 1pl vér viljum 1sg ek vilja 1pl vér vilim
2sg þú vill 2pl þér vilið 2sg þú vilir 2pl þér vilið
3sg hon vill 3pl þau vilja 3sg hon vili 3pl þau vili
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek vilda 1pl vér vildum 1sg ek vilda 1pl vér vildim
2sg þú vildir 2pl þér vilduð 2sg þú vildir 2pl þér vildið
3sg hon vildi 3pl þau vildu 3sg hon vildi 3pl þau vildi
preterite infinitive vildu
past participle f. viljuð m. viljaðr n. viljat
imperative 2sg vil 1pl viljum 2pl vilið
middle voice: viljask “be well disposed (towards sbd)”
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek viljumk 1pl vér viljumk 1sg ek viljumk 1pl vér vilimk
2sg þú vilzk 2pl þér vilizk 2sg þú vilisk 2pl þér vilizk
3sg hon vilzk 3pl þau viljask 3sg hon vilisk 3pl þau vilisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek vildumk 1pl vér vildumk 1sg ek vildumk 1pl vér vildimk
2sg þú vildisk 2pl þér vilduzk 2sg þú vildisk 2pl þér vildizk
3sg hon vildisk 3pl þau vildusk 3sg hon vildisk 3pl þau vildisk
past participle n. viljazk
imperative 2sg vilsk 1pl viljumk 2pl vilizk

PG *weljaną, OE anomalous willan, ME willen, MnE will, Dutch willen, German wollen, Latin velle. Note the unusual past participle; the expected form vilðr occurs as an adjective. Late 2sg variant vilt.

assimilation

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