hwinan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]hwīnan
- to make a whistling or whizzing sound
- Widsith
- Full oft of þām hēape hwīnende flēag ġiellende gār.
- Very often from the band shrieking spears flew whistling.
- c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints, "The Forty Soldiers, Martyrs"
- Sē foresæġda mere wæs mid froste oferþeaht, and sē winterlīca wind hwān [handġewrit: ⟨wan⟩] mid þām froste.
- The lake was frozen over with ice, and the winter wind howled with the frost.
- Widsith
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of hwīnan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | hwīnan | hwīnenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | hwīne | hwān |
| second person singular | hwīnst | hwine |
| third person singular | hwīnþ | hwān |
| plural | hwīnaþ | hwinon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | hwīne | hwine |
| plural | hwīnen | hwinen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hwīn | |
| plural | hwīnaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hwīnende | (ġe)hwinen | |