Variations: nill, nilled, nilling, nills.
Saturday 1 August 2009
nill
is an obsolete/archaic verb meaning 'not to will' or 'to be unwilling' (Wiktionary). Apparently, the term willy-nilly (meaning 'whether desired or not') is derived from this originally coming from 'will he, nill he' meaning 'be he willing or be he not willing'.
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