wolle
See also: Wolle
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔlə/
Audio (file)
Verb
wolle
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I of wollen
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvolə/
Verb
wolle
- to want
- Ich will es aach net meh wieder dun.
- I don't want to do it again.
- Ich wolld die Affe sihn.
- I wanted to see the monkeys.
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wol, woll, woolle, woul, woule, wull, wulle
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wull, from Proto-West Germanic *wullu, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwul(ə)/
Noun
wolle (plural wolles)
- wool (coat of sheep), especially when used to make fabric
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Apocalips 1:14, page 117v; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- ⁊ þe heed of him ⁊ his heeris weren whiyt as whiyt wolle .· ⁊ as ſnow / ⁊ þe iȝen of him as flawme of fier .·
- And his head and his hairs were white, like white wool or snow, and his eyes were like fire's flame.
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- Shorn wool, especially stockpiled in bulk.
- Woollen garments or clothing; woolwear.
- Sheepskin; the skin of sheep.
- (rare) Other woolen goods; woollens.
- (rare) Other fibres (substituting wool)
- (rare) The flesh or innards of fruit.
Related terms
- wolled
- wollemongere
- wollen
- wolward
Descendants
- English: wool
- Scots: woll, wol, wow, wo, oull, owll, owl, oo
- Yola: wul
References
- “wǒl, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-03.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German wollen, Dutch willen, English will.
Verb
wolle
- to want to do something
- to intend to
- to want
Usage notes
- Used as a modal verb.
Conjugation
Conjugation of wolle
infinitive | wolle | |
---|---|---|
past participle | hot gewollt | |
future tense | waerd wolle | |
present tense | ||
1st person singular | will | |
2nd person singular | witt | |
3rd person singular | will | |
1st person plural | wolle | |
2nd person plural | wollt | |
3rd person plural | wolle | |
imperative |
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian willa, from Proto-West Germanic *willjan. Cognates include West Frisian wolle and German wollen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔlə/
- Hyphenation: wol‧le
- Rhymes: -ɔlə
Verb
wolle
- (transitive) to want
Conjugation
Conjugation of wolle (irregular)
Grúundfoarme | wolle | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | tou wollen | ||||||
Present tense | Past tense | ||||||
iek | wol | wie | wollen | iek | wiel, wüül | wie | wielen, wülen |
du | wolt | jie | wollen | du | wielt, wüült | jie | wielen, wülen |
hie/ju/dät | wol | jo | wollen | hie/ju/dät | wiel, wüül | jo | wielen, wülen |
Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | ||||
wollend | Singular | — | häbe | wäild, wöild | |||
Plural | — |
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “wolle”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian willa, from Proto-West Germanic *willjan, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvolə/
Verb
wolle
- to want
- to want to, to be willing to (as used with infinitive object)
Inflection
Conjugation of wolle
Infinitive: wolle | ||||||||
Present tense | Past tense | |||||||
person | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||||
1st | ik | wol | wy | wolle | ik | woe | wy | woenen, woene |
2nd | do/dû | wolst | jimme | wolle | do/dû | woest | jimme | woenen, woene |
3rd | hy/sy | wol | hja | wolle | hy/sy | woe | hja | woenen, woene |
Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | |||||
wollend (wollende) | wol | hawwe | wollen, wold |
Further reading
- “wolle (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011