† well-willyadj.

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and willy adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., willy adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + willy adj. Compare Middle Low German wolwillich , Old High German wolawillīg , welawillīg (Middle High German wolwillic , German wohlwillig ), Old Icelandic velviljugr , Old Swedish välviliogher (Swedish välvillig ), Old Danish, Danish velvillig . Compare well-willed adj. and earlier well-willing adj. Compare also evil-willy adj., ill-willy adj., and goodwilly adj.

Obsolete (chiefly Scottish after early 18th cent.).

Full of good will; benevolent, kindly, generous; favourably disposed to. Also: ready, willing. Cf. goodwilly adj., well-willed adj.In quot. a1413: Astrology (of a planet) propitious, benign.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective]

mildeOE

blitheOE

goodOE

well-willingOE

beina1200

goodfulc1275

blithefula1300

faira1300

benignc1320

gainc1330

sweetc1330

kinda1333

propicec1350

well-willeda1382

well-disposeda1393

well-hearteda1393

well-willinga1393

friendsomea1400

well-willya1400

charitablec1405

well-willed1417

good-heartedc1425

kindlyc1425

honeyed1435

propitious1440

affectuousc1441

willya1449

homelyc1450

benevolous1470

benigned1470

benevolent1482

favourousc1485

well-meaned1488

well-meaning1498

humanec1500

favourablec1503

affectionatea1516

well-mindedc1522

beneficial1526

propiciant1531

benignate1533

well-intendeda1535

beneficious1535

kind-hearted1535

well-given1535

affectioned1539

well-wishing1548

figgy?1549

good-meaning1549

affectedc1553

affectionated1561

well-natured1561

well-affected?1563

officious1565

well-inclined1569

good-natured1582

partial1587

graceful?1593

well-intentioned1598

beneficent1616

candid1633

kindlike1637

benefic1641

kindly-hearted1762

well-meant1765

benignanta1782

sweet-hearted1850

a1400 Brief Counsels (Royal) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 66 (MED) Grace: Be wel willy; Be not surquidrous; Be not deynouse.

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iii. l. 1257 Venus mene I þe wel willy planete.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 522 Ther mai not so greet a multitude be weel willi to religioun.

c1480 (a1400) St. Andrew 807 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 86 Al þai þat vele wylly was to þe apostil.

c1535 Lydgate's Serpente of Diuision sig. B.3^v I..full lowly beseche and requyre you of equyte and ryght to be well wylly [?a1450 McClean wellwillid] and fauourable to promote my true quarell and cause.

1724 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Well-willy, well, wishing [sic].

1788 R. Burns Let. 3 Mar. (1985) I. 251 O, what a peacemaker is a guid weel-willy p—le!

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Weill-willie, Weill-willit, Liberal, not niggardly.

1816 in Dumfries & Galloway Notes & Queries (1910) 110/1 I scarce dow work, tho' right weel willy.

1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Well-willing, and Well-willy, favourable to; having a kindly feeling towards; bearing good will towards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-willy
释义	† well-willyadj. Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and willy adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., willy adj. Etymology: < well adv. + willy adj. Compare Middle Low German wolwillich , Old High German wolawillīg , welawillīg (Middle High German wolwillic , German wohlwillig ), Old Icelandic velviljugr , Old Swedish välviliogher (Swedish välvillig ), Old Danish, Danish velvillig . Compare well-willed adj. and earlier well-willing adj. Compare also evil-willy adj., ill-willy adj., and goodwilly adj. Obsolete (chiefly Scottish after early 18th cent.). Full of good will; benevolent, kindly, generous; favourably disposed to. Also: ready, willing. Cf. goodwilly adj., well-willed adj.In quot. a1413: Astrology (of a planet) propitious, benign. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] mildeOE blitheOE goodOE well-willingOE beina1200 goodfulc1275 blithefula1300 faira1300 benignc1320 gainc1330 sweetc1330 kinda1333 propicec1350 well-willeda1382 well-disposeda1393 well-hearteda1393 well-willinga1393 friendsomea1400 well-willya1400 charitablec1405 well-willed1417 good-heartedc1425 kindlyc1425 honeyed1435 propitious1440 affectuousc1441 willya1449 homelyc1450 benevolous1470 benigned1470 benevolent1482 favourousc1485 well-meaned1488 well-meaning1498 humanec1500 favourablec1503 affectionatea1516 well-mindedc1522 beneficial1526 propiciant1531 benignate1533 well-intendeda1535 beneficious1535 kind-hearted1535 well-given1535 affectioned1539 well-wishing1548 figgy?1549 good-meaning1549 affectedc1553 affectionated1561 well-natured1561 well-affected?1563 officious1565 well-inclined1569 good-natured1582 partial1587 graceful?1593 well-intentioned1598 beneficent1616 candid1633 kindlike1637 benefic1641 kindly-hearted1762 well-meant1765 benignanta1782 sweet-hearted1850 a1400 Brief Counsels (Royal) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 66 (MED) Grace: Be wel willy; Be not surquidrous; Be not deynouse. a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iii. l. 1257 Venus mene I þe wel willy planete. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 522 Ther mai not so greet a multitude be weel willi to religioun. c1480 (a1400) St. Andrew 807 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 86 Al þai þat vele wylly was to þe apostil. c1535 Lydgate's Serpente of Diuision sig. B.3^v I..full lowly beseche and requyre you of equyte and ryght to be well wylly [?a1450 McClean wellwillid] and fauourable to promote my true quarell and cause. 1724 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Well-willy, well, wishing [sic]. 1788 R. Burns Let. 3 Mar. (1985) I. 251 O, what a peacemaker is a guid weel-willy p—le! 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Weill-willie, Weill-willit, Liberal, not niggardly. 1816 in Dumfries & Galloway Notes & Queries (1910) 110/1 I scarce dow work, tho' right weel willy. 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Well-willing, and Well-willy, favourable to; having a kindly feeling towards; bearing good will towards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1400
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