hvísla

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See also: hvisla

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Related to Danish hvisle, Swedish vissla, Old English hwīslan (English whistle).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hvísla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hvíslaði, supine hvíslað)

  1. to whisper

Conjugation

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hwistlōną (to whistle, hiss), whence also English whistle.

Verb

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hvísla

  1. to whisper
    Synonym: hvískra

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: hvísla
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvisle
  • Swedish: vissla
  • Scanian: hvysla

Noun

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hvísla f (genitive hvíslu)

  1. whisper
    Synonyms: hvískr, hvísl

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