Estonian

Proper noun

Vilja

1. A female given name, cognate to Finnish Vilja.

Related terms

• Viljar

Finnish

Etymology

From vilja ‎(“grain”), found as an element in pre-Christian Finnish names, and revived in the 19th century as a women's name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋiljɑ]
• Rhymes: -iljɑ
• Hyphenation: Vil‧ja

Proper noun

Vilja

1. A female given name.

Declension

Faroese

Verb

vilja ‎(third person singular past indicative vildi, third person plural past indicative vilað, supine vilað)

1. to will, to wish, to persist, to intend to

Conjugation

Finnish

(index vi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋiljɑ/
• Hyphenation: vil‧ja

Noun

vilja

1. grain, cereal

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vilja ‎(“to want”), from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪlja/
• Rhymes: -ɪlja

Verb

vilja ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vildi, supine viljað)

1. (with accusative) to want, wish, would like

   Ég vil fara heim.

   I want to go home.

Conjugation

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vilje (e infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Verb

vilja ‎(present tense vil, past tense ville, past participle vilja, passive infinitive viljast, present participle viljande, imperative vil)

1. want

   Eg vil dra no.

   I want to leave now.

References

• “vilje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wiljaną ‎(“to want”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- ‎(“to want, choose”). Compare Old English willan, Old Frisian willa, Old Saxon willian, Old High German wellen, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 ‎(wiljan).

Verb

vilja ‎(singular past indicative vildi, plural past indicative vildu, past participle viljat)

1. to want

Conjugation

Descendants

References

• vilja in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪlːja/

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish vili, vilie, from Old Norse vili, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô.

Noun

vilja c

1. will; a person’s intent, volition, decision.

Declension

See also

• att ha en egen vilja
• viljestyrka
• frivillig
• att vilja är att kunna

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish vilia, from Old Norse vilja, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Verb

vilja

1. to want, to desire

   De vill att vi hjälper dem att måla huset.

   They want us to help them paint the house.

   Vill du (ha) kaffe eller te?

   Do you want coffee or tea?

2. to intend, to be going to, to will

   Det vill komma till dig, när du är gammal nog.

   It will come to you, when you are old enough.

Conjugation

Related terms

• skulle vilja

Usage notes

Used with verbs in the infinitive, without infinitive marker ("att"). However note that there may be a conjunction "att" (in the sense of "that") following right after. The first example is a case in point, which could be interpreted as They want that we help them or, more naturally, They want us to help them.