Sentence:  He sat as one astonish'd, a good-while, looking at me, without speaking a Word, till I came quite up to him, kneel'd on one Knee to him, and almost whether he <WSD>would</WSD> or no, kiss'd his Handnb.... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (Used with ellipsis of the infinitive verb, or postponement to a relative clause, in various senses). (from 9thc.)