hvískr

Old Norse

Etymology

From hvískra (“to whisper”).

Noun

hvískr n (genitive hvískrs)

  1. whisper, whispering

Declension

Declension of hvískr (strong a-stem)
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

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvisker

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvískr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 220; also available at the Internet Archive
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