wollen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From wol +‎ -en.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔlə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: wol‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɔlən

Adjective[edit]

wollen (not comparable)

  1. woolen, woollen

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of wollen
uninflected wollen
inflected wollen
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. wollen
n. sing. wollen
plural wollen
definite wollen
partitive

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: wolle

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German wullīn, wüllīn, from Old High German wullīn, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (woolen), equivalent to Wolle +‎ -en.

Adjective[edit]

wollen (strong nominative masculine singular wollener, not comparable)

  1. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle High German wollen, wöllen, wullen, wellen, from Old High German wollen, wellen, from a blend of Proto-West Germanic *willjan and *walljan, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną and *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Compare Low German willen, Dutch willen, English will, West Frisian wolle, Danish ville, Swedish vilja. See also wählen.

Verb[edit]

wollen (preterite-present, third-person singular present will, past tense wollte, past participle gewollt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
    Ich will doch nur das Beste.I want only the best.
  2. (intransitive with dass) to want (someone else to do something)
    Ich will, dass du gehst.I want you to go.
  3. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
    Ich will gehen.I want to go.
  4. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean
    Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken.I did not mean to scare you.
Usage notes[edit]
  • As a modal verb, the past participle gewollt is used when wollen is not used as an auxiliary verb: Das habe ich nie gewollt. (I have never wanted that.) However, when used as an auxiliary verb, wollen remains in its infinitive form: Wenn er das hätte sagen wollen, hätte er es getan. (If he had wanted to say that, he would have done so.) This is referred to as a "double infinitive" construction.
Conjugation[edit]

Additional forms include willt.

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English wyllen, with influence from wolle, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz; thus equalling wolle +‎ -en (made of).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

wollen

  1. Made of wool fibers or fabric spun therefrom.

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Noun[edit]

wollen (uncountable)

  1. Woollen fabric; fabric made out of woollen thread.
  2. Woollen clothing; woolwear or woolens.

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