# wollen
## Dutch
### Etymology

From wol +‎ -en.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɔlə(n)/
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* Hyphenation: wol‧len
* Rhymes: -ɔlən

### Adjective

wollen (not comparable)
* woolen, woollen

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: wolle

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvɔlən/
* Audio:(file)
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### Etymology 1

From Middle High German wullīn, wüllīn, from Old High German wullīn, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woolen”), equivalent to Wolle +‎ -en.

#### Adjective

wollen (strong nominative masculine singular wollener, not comparable)
* (relational) wool; woolen, woollen

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From Middle High German wollen, wöllen, wullen, wellen, from Old High German wollen, wellen, from a blend of Proto-West Germanic *willjan and *walljan, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną and *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Compare Low German willen, Dutch willen, English will, West Frisian wolle, Danish ville, Swedish vilja. See also wählen.

#### Verb

wollen (preterite-present, third-person singular present will, past tense wollte, past participle gewollt, auxiliary haben)
* (transitive or intransitive) to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
    Ich will doch nur das Beste. ― I want only the best.
* (with participle haben/sein) to claim something
* (intransitive with dass) to want [with dass (+ clause) ‘for someone to do something’]
    Ich will, dass du gehst. ― I want you to go.
* (auxiliary) to want [with bare infinitive ‘to do something’]
    Ich will gehen. ― I want to go.
* (auxiliary) to intend, to mean [with bare infinitive ‘to do something’]
    Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. ― I did not mean to scare you.

##### Usage notes

* As a modal verb, the past participle gewollt is used when wollen is not used as an auxiliary verb: Das habe ich nie gewollt. (“I have never wanted that.”) However, when used as an auxiliary verb, wollen remains in its infinitive form: Wenn er das hätte sagen wollen, hätte er es getan. (“If he had wanted to say that, he would have done so.”) This is referred to as a "double infinitive" construction.

##### Conjugation

$^1$Preferred; avoid the alternative in würde.
Additional forms include willt.

##### Derived terms

* hinaufwollen
* hinauswollen
* Wollen

### Further reading

* “wollen (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
* “wollen (Verb)” in Duden online
* “wollen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “wollen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* wollene, wolleyn, wollyn, wollun, wolland, wolen, wolyn, woullen, wullen, wullun, willene, wolnen, wullin

### Etymology

From Old English wyllen, with influence from wolle, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz; thus equalling wolle +‎ -en (“made of”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwulən/

### Adjective

wollen
* Made of wool fibers or fabric spun therefrom.

#### Descendants

* English: woollen, woolen
* Scots: wollin, wolne, wowne

#### References

* “wǒllen, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 May 2018.
* “wǒlnen, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-03.

### Noun

wollen (uncountable)
* Woollen fabric; fabric made out of woollen thread.
* Woollen clothing; woolwear or woolens.

#### Descendants

* English: woollen, woolen
* Scots: wollin, wolne, wowne

#### References

* “wǒllen, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-03.