nolde

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English nolde, contraction of ne wolde.

Contraction

nolde

  1. would not
    • Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde; Book I, Lines 76-77
      ffor wel wiste he by sort that Troye sholde/Destroyed ben--ye, wolde who-so nolde
      For well knew he by sort that Troy should/Destroyed have been--ye would. Whoso would not?

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnol.de/, [ˈnoɫ.de]

Verb

nolde

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of nyllan
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