nill verb. [nɪl] Long arch. Pa. t. nilled, nould.
[Old English nyle (pres. t.) from ne not + WILL verb¹. Cf. Old Frisian nil, nel.]
1. verb intrans. Be unwilling, not want. Formerly also as aux. denoting simple futurity: will not. Foll. by do, to do. Now chiefly contrasting with will. OE.
nill he, will he etc., will he, nill he etc.: see WILL verb¹. willing or nilling, willing nilling: see WILLING adverb.
■ Tolkien I must indeed abide the Doom of Men, whether I will or I nill.

2. verb trans. Not will (a thing, that); refuse, reject; negative, prevent from happening etc. OE.
■ E. B. Pusey When to will the same and nill the same, maketh of twain, one spirit.

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