willa

From Proto-West Germanic *willjō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô.

Cognate with Old Saxon willio, Old Dutch willo, Old High German willo, Old Norse vili.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwil.lɑ/, [ˈwiɫ.ɫɑ]

willa m

1. will
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13

     Fæder ūre, þū þe eart in heofenum, sī þīn nama ġehālgod. Tōbecume þīn rīċe. Ġeweorþe þīn willa on eorþan, swā swā on heofenum. Ūrne dæġhwāmlīċan hlāf syle ūs tōdæġ. And forġȳf ūs ūre ġyltas, swā swā wē forġȳfaþ ūrum ġyltendum. And ne ġelǣde þū ūs on costnunge, ac alȳs ūs of yfle: sōþlīċe.

     Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Woruldcara, and welan, and flǣsċlīċe lustas forsmoriað ðǣs mōdes ðrotan, and ne geðafiað gōdne willan infaran tō his heortan, swilċe hī ðone līflīċan blǣd forðrǣstne ācwellon. Twā wiðerrǣde ðing geðēodde Drihten on ðisum cwyde, þæt sind ymhīdiġnyssa and lustas.

     Concern about worldly things, and wealth, and carnal lusts choke the throat of the mind, and do not allow good will into the heart, as if they killed it by crushing the living fruit. The Lord connected two contrary things in this saying, which are cares and lusts.

2. desire
3. (in compounds) denotes something welcome or desired

   ‎willa + ‎cuma (“guest”) → ‎wilcuma (“welcome guest”)

   ‎willa + ‎spell (“news”) → ‎wilspell (“welcome news”)

   ‎willa + ‎tūn (“town”) → ‎Wiltūn (“Wilton”)

Weak:

• unwilla
• -wille

• willan

• Middle English: wille
  • English: will
  • Scots: wil, will

• willan

• wella

From Proto-West Germanic *willjan, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną.

Compare Old English willan, Old Saxon willian, Old Dutch *willen, Old High German wellen, Old Norse vilja, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wiljan).

willa

1. want

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum, Sylt: wel

  Mooring: wale

• Saterland Frisian: wolle
• West Frisian: wolle

Learned borrowing from Latin vīlla.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvil.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -illa
• Syllabification: wil‧la

willa f

1. (architecture) villa (elegant single-family detached house, surrounded by a garden)

   dwupiętrowa willa ― two-storey villa

   Mieszkał bardzo wygodnie, mając do dyspozycji całe piętro położonej w ogrodzie willi. ― He lived very comfortably, having a whole floor of a villa located in the garden.

2. (archaic, architecture) country house, villa (weekend and holiday residence, located outside of urban areas, used as a retreat from city life)

   Synonyms: dacza, letniak, letnisko

• willa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• willa in Polish dictionaries at PWN