nill : Idioms & Phrases
Will he, nill he
- whether he wills it or not.
Webster 1913
Will I, nill I , ∨ Will ye, hill ye , ∨ Will he, nill he
- whether I, you, or he will it or not; hence, without choice; compulsorily; sometimes corrupted into willy nilly. "If I must take service willy nilly." J. H. Newman. "Land for all who would till it, and reading and writing will ye, nill ye." Lowell.
