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vilja.

to want

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈvɪlja]

  1. to want

    preterite-present · verb
    Ég vil fara heim.

  2. to wish

    preterite-present · verb
    Ég vildi að það væru þvottabirnir á Íslandi. Þeir eru svo sætir. Ég myndi leika við þá og gefa þeim ruslið mitt.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse vilja (“to want”), from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

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