self-will

English

Etymology

From Middle English self-wil, self-wille, from Old English sylfwill, selfwill, selfwille (“self-will”), from Proto-Germanic *selbawiljô (“self-will”), equivalent to self- +‎ will. Cognate with Old High German selbwillo, selpwillo, Old Norse sjalfvili.

Noun

self-will (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being willful and ignoring opposition.
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