A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*Ill, v.2 [Cf. Ild(e v. p.t. and Nill v.] Will not. Ill we, wil(l) we, willy-nilly. —a1568 Bann. MS. p. 35/30.
Bot illwe wilwe doutles we mon de
*'Ill, contracted f. will: cf. Iill Ile ( = I will). —1540 Lynd. Sat. 4146 (B).
Off strang wesche scho ill tak a j urdane
