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nill

[ nil ]
/ nɪl /
Archaic.
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verb (used without object), nilled, nill·ing.
to be unwilling: will he, nill he.
verb (used with object), nilled, nill·ing.
to refuse or reject.
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Origin of nill

before 900; Middle English nillen,Old English nyllan, contraction of phrase ne willan; see no1, will1, willy-nilly
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