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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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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 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
