Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WILL'ING, a. [Sw. and Dan. villig.]

1. Free to do or grant; having the mind inclined; disposed; not averse. Let every man give, who is able and willing.
2. Pleased; desirous. Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure. – Acts xxiv.
3. Ready; prompt. He stoop'd with weary wings and willing feet. – Milton.
4. Chosen; received of choice or without reluctance; as, to be held in willing chains.
5. Spontaneous. No spouts of blood run willing from a tree. – Dryden.
6. Consenting. – Milton.