nill.
To be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive).
Meaning & usage
To be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive).
To be unwilling.
To reject, refuse, negate.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English nillen, from Old English nyllan (“to not want”), corresponding to ne + will. Cognate with Old Frisian nelle. Not directly related to Latin nolo, which is an independent construction of the same manner, but the morphemes that compound both verbs are cognates.
Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.
Scales of hot iron from the forge.
Where this word comes from
Compare Irish néal and Scottish Gaelic neul (“star, light”). Compare nebula.
Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms used in medicine and cosmetics.
Where this word comes from
From Medieval Latin nil and nihil (“nothing”) to represent German nichts and nix (“nothing”), confused with Latin nix (“snow, snow-white thing”), used for white forms of zinc oxide. Doublet of nihil album.
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