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godvilje.

goodwill, willingness; willingness to make a sincere effort so that something succeeds; a cooperative or conciliatory attitude

8 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/²ˈɡuːˌʋɪlː.jə/[ˈɡûːˌʋɪlː.jə̌]

  1. goodwill, willingness; willingness to make a sincere effort so that something succeeds; a cooperative or conciliatory attitude

    masculine
    Begge parter må vise godvilje dersom forhandlingene skal lykkes.
    Hvis vi legger godviljen til, kan vi nok finne en løsning. ― If we approach it with goodwill, we can probably find a solution.

  2. goodwill, benevolence, trust; a favorable or friendly disposition towards a person, cause, institution, etc.

    masculine
    Tiltaket skapte stor godvilje i lokalsamfunnet.
Where this word comes from

From god (“good”) + vilje (“will”), literally “good will”. The formation is old in North Germanic; compare Old Norse góðvili (“goodwill”) and Old Danish gothvilje (“goodwill”). The first element continues Old Norse góðr (“good”), from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz (“good”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, fit”). The second continues Old Norse vili (“will”), from Proto-Germanic *wiljô (“will, desire”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk godvilje, Danish godvilje, Swedish godvilja, Icelandic góðvilji and góðvili, Middle Low German gūtwille, and English goodwill.

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