# nill

> English word · Verb · IPA /nɪl/ · frequency rank #91,858

## Definitions
1. To be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive).
2. To be unwilling.
3. To reject, refuse, negate.

## Etymology
From Middle English nillen, from Old English nyllan (“to not want”), corresponding to ne + will. Cognate with Old Frisian nelle. Unrelated to Latin nolo which is constructed the same way, but the morphemes that compound both verbs are cognates.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nill