well-willern.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈwɪlə/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈwɪlər/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and willer n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., willer n.

Etymology: < well adv. + willer n. With sense 1 compare early modern German †wolwoller , †wolwöller (late 16th cent.; rare). Compare good-willer n., and also evil-willer n., ill-willer n.

Now rare (chiefly historical and archaic).

a. Frequently with possessive: a person who desires the well-being, happiness, or success of another; a supporter; (also) a kind or friendly person.Common from c1450 to c1700. Since then largely superseded by well-wisher n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > person

well-willing1340

good doerc1400

well-doerc1400

sootc1430

well-willer1443

benefeterc1449

benevoler?1488

benefactor1532

good-willera1541

well-wisher?1576

ministering angel1592

well-meaner1597

angel1598

obliger1634

Samaritan1640

well-woulder1643

obligator1798

benevolist1825

living doll1961

1443 King Henry VI Let. 17 Aug. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 79 We and all our trewe subgietts and welwillers haue and shal haue cause to thanke our Lord therfor.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 627 Wherefore he thought to sle hym and all his wel-wyllers in that contrey.

1525 Protocol Bk. J. Foular (1930) II. 183 The saidis Thomas his kyn freyndis and weillwillaris.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. v. f. xliiii It requireth good will towarde well willers, and them that haue deserued well, but it suffereth to wil them yll that doe hurt vs.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. x. sig. T8 No man durst shew himself a wel-willer of mine.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. iv. 242 We may have many well-willers, but very few speciall friends: well-willers be generall friends.

1659 in E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1920) IV. 148 I feare our inland friends will not be sufficyent, vnlesse our well-willers abroade clubb to y^e reckoninge.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xx. 61 Every-body and every-thing had a black and a white side, as ill-willers and well-willers were pleased to report.

1826 H. Smith Tor Hill II. 101 Evil befall the foul fiend and all his well-willers.

1908 T. Hardy Dynasts: Pt. 3rd After Scene 351 The Wellwiller, the kindly Might That balances the Vast for weal.

2002 M. Hicks Eng. Polit. Culture in 15th Cent. viii. 152 Magnates had many well-willers whom they had not formally retained and did not pay.

b. With to, †of, †unto, or (Scottish) †till. A person who wishes well to or supports someone or something specified. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1463–5 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Apr. 1463 §43. m. 32 By the name of Robert de Veer duke of Irland, amonges other right noble lordes welwillers to youre seid noble progenitour.

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 104 Some of the welwillars of the king Appollo.

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. f. 28 They..scornefullie mocke his worde, and also spitefullie hate and hurte all well willers thereof.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxii. 212 If now the Communion booke make for them too..it may be hoped that being found such a welwiller vnto their cause, they will more fauour it then they haue done.

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 67 Lovers and Well-willers of Art.

1698 F. B. Free but Modest Censure 4 A friend and well-willer to that Cause.

1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi sig. C^v Exiles, that were driven out of that Island..meerly for their being Well-willers unto the Reformation.

1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxxvi. 253 Ye ken brawly that I never was a weel-wuller till gyaun awa' fae the Pairis' Kirk.

1911 H. Gilbert King Arthur's Knights xi. 289 All were knights that were well-willers to the plots of Sir Mordred and Sir Agravaine.

†2. A keen student or practitioner of a particular subject or discipline. Chiefly with to. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [noun] > enthusiasm (for something) > enthusiast for person or thing

votary1594

well-willer1607

lief-hebber1653

enthusiast1748

amateur1771

fanatic1790

red-hot1835

freak1908

hound1926

fan1928

televisionary1928

tifoso1949

person1966

prosumer1987

1607 R. Lighterfoote New Almanacke & Prognostication (title page) Gentleman, student in astronomie and astrologie, and a general welwiller to the mathematical sciences.

1653 W. Ramesey Astrologia Restaurata 18 For the satisfaction of the well-willers to Astrology.

1668 J. Dryden Of Dramatick Poesie 4 One that is so much a well-willer to the Satire, that he spares no man.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. vii. 245 To us Well-Willers nothing can be plainer, than that Comets are Flammeous, or Lucid Expirations.

1854 Retrosp. Rev. 2 368 The compilers seem in general to have been teachers of mathematics, though sometimes concealing this fact under the titles of ‘students’ or ‘well willers’ to that science.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	well-willer
释义	well-willern. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈwɪlə/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈwɪlər/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and willer n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., willer n. Etymology: < well adv. + willer n. With sense 1 compare early modern German †wolwoller , †wolwöller (late 16th cent.; rare). Compare good-willer n., and also evil-willer n., ill-willer n. Now rare (chiefly historical and archaic). 1. a. Frequently with possessive: a person who desires the well-being, happiness, or success of another; a supporter; (also) a kind or friendly person.Common from c1450 to c1700. Since then largely superseded by well-wisher n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > person well-willing1340 good doerc1400 well-doerc1400 sootc1430 well-willer1443 benefeterc1449 benevoler?1488 benefactor1532 good-willera1541 well-wisher?1576 ministering angel1592 well-meaner1597 angel1598 obliger1634 Samaritan1640 well-woulder1643 obligator1798 benevolist1825 living doll1961 1443 King Henry VI Let. 17 Aug. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 79 We and all our trewe subgietts and welwillers haue and shal haue cause to thanke our Lord therfor. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 627 Wherefore he thought to sle hym and all his wel-wyllers in that contrey. 1525 Protocol Bk. J. Foular (1930) II. 183 The saidis Thomas his kyn freyndis and weillwillaris. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. v. f. xliiii It requireth good will towarde well willers, and them that haue deserued well, but it suffereth to wil them yll that doe hurt vs. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. x. sig. T8 No man durst shew himself a wel-willer of mine. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. iv. 242 We may have many well-willers, but very few speciall friends: well-willers be generall friends. 1659 in E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1920) IV. 148 I feare our inland friends will not be sufficyent, vnlesse our well-willers abroade clubb to y^e reckoninge. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xx. 61 Every-body and every-thing had a black and a white side, as ill-willers and well-willers were pleased to report. 1826 H. Smith Tor Hill II. 101 Evil befall the foul fiend and all his well-willers. 1908 T. Hardy Dynasts: Pt. 3rd After Scene 351 The Wellwiller, the kindly Might That balances the Vast for weal. 2002 M. Hicks Eng. Polit. Culture in 15th Cent. viii. 152 Magnates had many well-willers whom they had not formally retained and did not pay. b. With to, †of, †unto, or (Scottish) †till. A person who wishes well to or supports someone or something specified. Now rare. ΚΠ 1463–5 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Apr. 1463 §43. m. 32 By the name of Robert de Veer duke of Irland, amonges other right noble lordes welwillers to youre seid noble progenitour. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 104 Some of the welwillars of the king Appollo. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. f. 28 They..scornefullie mocke his worde, and also spitefullie hate and hurte all well willers thereof. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxii. 212 If now the Communion booke make for them too..it may be hoped that being found such a welwiller vnto their cause, they will more fauour it then they haue done. 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 67 Lovers and Well-willers of Art. 1698 F. B. Free but Modest Censure 4 A friend and well-willer to that Cause. 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi sig. C^v Exiles, that were driven out of that Island..meerly for their being Well-willers unto the Reformation. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxxvi. 253 Ye ken brawly that I never was a weel-wuller till gyaun awa' fae the Pairis' Kirk. 1911 H. Gilbert King Arthur's Knights xi. 289 All were knights that were well-willers to the plots of Sir Mordred and Sir Agravaine. †2. A keen student or practitioner of a particular subject or discipline. Chiefly with to. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [noun] > enthusiasm (for something) > enthusiast for person or thing votary1594 votary1594 well-willer1607 lief-hebber1653 enthusiast1748 amateur1771 fanatic1790 red-hot1835 freak1908 hound1926 fan1928 televisionary1928 tifoso1949 person1966 prosumer1987 1607 R. Lighterfoote New Almanacke & Prognostication (title page) Gentleman, student in astronomie and astrologie, and a general welwiller to the mathematical sciences. 1653 W. Ramesey Astrologia Restaurata 18 For the satisfaction of the well-willers to Astrology. 1668 J. Dryden Of Dramatick Poesie 4 One that is so much a well-willer to the Satire, that he spares no man. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. vii. 245 To us Well-Willers nothing can be plainer, than that Comets are Flammeous, or Lucid Expirations. 1854 Retrosp. Rev. 2 368 The compilers seem in general to have been teachers of mathematics, though sometimes concealing this fact under the titles of ‘students’ or ‘well willers’ to that science. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1443
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