self-will
English
Etymology
From Middle English self-wil, self-wille, from Old English sylfwill, selfwill, selfwille (“self-will”), 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