A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1420, 1604-1623
[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Ivill, adv. Also: iwill, -yll, ywill. [North. and midl. ME. yvel, ivel (a 1300), also yvle, OE. yfele, yfle.] = Evil(l adv. — c1420 Wynt. vi. 1472.
Ywill arayid than fand it he c1420 Ib. 2129.
He cowth iwyll be a kyng — 1604 Elgin Rec. II. 125.
Scho is iwill bruited of a witchcraft 1623 Melrose P. 543.
Yow haue been ivill wsit in all that blok
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Ivill adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/ivill_adv>
