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† goodwilly, a. Sc. Obs. [f. goodwill + -y1. Cf. MDu. goetwillich (Du. goedwillig), MHG. guotwillic (G. gutwillig), ON. góðviljugr (Sw., Da. godvillig). Cf. also ill-willy, evil-willy.] a. Volunteer. b. Liberal. Const. of. c. Cordial.1533 Bellenden Livy iv. (1822) 391 Now wes..ane army rasit of gude...
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well-willy
well-ˈwilly, a. Obs. exc. dial. [See willy a. Cf. Sw. välvillig, Da. velvillig.] Full of good will, benevolent, well-disposed, generous; = goodwilly a.c 1374 Chaucer Troylus iii. 1257 Venus mene I, þe wel willy planete. c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints iii. (Andrew) 807 Al þai þat vele wylly was to þe apostil...
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willy
▪ I. willy, willey, n.1 (ˈwɪlɪ) Forms: 1 wiliᵹe, wyliᵹe, -ie, 7, 9 weely, 8–9 willey, 9 willy. [OE. wiliᵹe: see willow n. Cf. wyle, wile, weel2.] 1. A basket: see quots. dial.c 1000 ælfric Gram. ix. (Z.) 55 Corbis, wyliᵹe oððe windel. c 1000 Ags. Gosp. Mark vi. 43 Hi namon þara hlafa & fixa lafe twe...
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