nill

verb

ˈnil 

nilled; nilling; nills

intransitive verb

archaic : to be unwilling : will not

will you nill you, I will marry you

—William Shakespeare

transitive verb

archaic : refuse

Word History

Etymology

Middle English nilen, from Old English nyllan, from ne not + wyllan to wish — more at no, will

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense