# nould

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. Would not.

## Etymology
From Middle English nolde (“would not”), from Old English nalde, nolde, first and third person preterite of nyllan (“will not”), from ne- (“not”) + wyllan (“will”). More at ne, will.

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