hwistle

Old English

Alternative forms

*wistle — in compounds

Etymology

From hwistlian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxwist.le/, [ˈʍist.le]

Noun

hwistle f

a pipe or flute

Declension

Declension of hwistle (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hwistle	hwistlan
accusative	hwistlan	hwistlan
genitive	hwistlan	hwistlena
dative	hwistlan	hwistlum

Derived terms

hwistlere
wōdewistle

Related terms

hwāstrian / hwǣstrian
hwisċettung
hwisprian
hwistlian

Descendants

Middle English: whistle, whistil, whistel
- English: whistle
- Scots: quhissil, quhissill

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