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voil1 (s.xii3/4)
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voil1 (s.xii3/4)

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voile,  voille,  vol,  voel,  vuil,  vueil,  vuol,  vuoil  

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1wish, desire: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si ren dites cuntre sun voil  Pet Plet ANTS 1357
2will: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Deus nus doint si faire sun voil K'el ciel le veium oil a oil  Mirur1 136va18
3intention: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  E sulum le voil de sun dun De Deu averat le guerdun  Mirur1 129va42
mun (etc.) voil
if I (etc.) had my way, willingly: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Mun voel nus guerreiast li reis  Horn 1279
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  la dolur [...] Jammés ne lerrunt, lur voil  Mir N-D Prol 14
a mun (etc.) voil
1as I ( etc.) wish, at will: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  A mon voil en prendray de toz le vengement  Rom Chev ANTS 7358
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Donc poez seurement combatre a vostre enemi a ton voil  vegetius2 112.3
( 1341 )  nus delaieroms nul homme a nostre voile  YBB 15 Ed III 59
2willingly: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  mes a son vueil, yl ust feru le chevaler  Fouke ANTS 55.15
de voil
willingly, of one's free will: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Chascun ke fait autre peccher De son voil sert l'adverser  Chev Dé 602
mal voil
malvoil
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