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Willy-nilly

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Nolens volens; willing or not. Will-he, nill-he, where nill is negative, and will, just as nolens is nʹ-volens.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Wile away Time (not While)
Wilfrid (St.)
Wilhelm Meister
Will not when They may
William
William L
Willie-Wastle (the child’s game)
Willow
Willow Garland
Willow Pattern
Willy-nilly
Wilmington
Wilt or Welk
Wiltshire
Winchester
Wind Egg
Winds
Windfall
Windmills
Windmill Street
Window. (Norwegian, vindue.)