| 单词 | nill he, would he |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnill he, would he † In the phrases nill he, will he (also nill he, would he), nilling, willing, etc. Cf. will v.1 Phrases 1b. Obsolete.In these and other cases where will and nill are contrasted, the former usually precedes: for examples see will v.1 Phrases 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > [adverb] > whether one will or not would…nouldOE whether he (etc.) will or nillOE will I (or) nill I (he, they, etc.)OE maugre1340 nill he, will hea1400 who(ever) will or nillc1449 bongre maugrec1450 whether‥yea or no (also nay)1515 nolens volens1547 willing or nilling1578 volens nolens1602 willy-nilly1608 nilling, willing1657 nilly-willy1662 bon gré mal gré1818 wilta shalta1824 william-nilliam1907 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 23728 (MED) Ded has vs wit-sett vr strete; Nil we, wil we, we sal mete. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 301 Fleme he sall þe toþire [wife].., nyll he so will he. a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (BL Add. 9066) (1879) 310 Nylle he will he, he shall put forthe his honde. 1525 T. Churchyard Fayned Fancy Between Spider & Gowte in Churchyardes Chippes 22 To heer the babbling of his daem, But nill he would he, world did fraem. 1629 in P. H. Brown Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1901) 2nd Ser. III. 5 They sould caus fourtie knaves lyke himselffe bring him out nill he wald he. 1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee 73 To take a living from them, to the value of 100l. per annum,..they nilling willing. 1787 R. Burns Let. 25 Oct. (2001) I. 168 Your name will be inserted among the other authors, ‘Nill ye, will ye’. 1803 Gazetteer Scotl. at Ila This puts the witch into such an agony, that she comes nilling willing to the house. 1850 J. Struthers Life in Poet. Wks. I. p. xli Thoughts of this kind frequently..forced themselves into his mind, nil he would he. < as lemmas |
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