hwistlian

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hwystlian, wistlian, swislian, hwistlan, *hwyslian, *wystelan, *wystlan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwistlōn, from Proto-Germanic *hwistlōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwist.li.ɑn/, [ˈʍist.li.ɑn]

Verb

hwistlian

  1. to whistle
  2. to hiss
  3. (rare) to lisp

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • āhwistlian
  • hwistlung

Descendants

  • Middle English: whistlen
    • English: whistle
    • Scots: quhissil, quhissill
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