hvískr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hvískra (“to whisper”).
Noun
[edit]hvískr n (genitive hvískrs)
Declension
[edit]| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hvískr | hvískrit | hvískr | hvískrin |
| accusative | hvískr | hvískrit | hvískr | hvískrin |
| dative | hvískri | hvískrinu | hvískrum | hvískrunum |
| genitive | hvískrs | hvískrsins | hvískra | hvískranna |
Descendants
[edit]- Norwegian Nynorsk: kvisker
Further reading
[edit]- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvískr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 220; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
- page/220 Internet Archive]