Wiktionary
NILL, verb. (modal auxiliary) (obsolete) To be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive).
NILL, verb. (intransitive) (archaic) To be unwilling.
NILL, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To reject, refuse, negate.
NILL, noun. Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.
NILL, noun. Scales of hot iron from the forge.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.
