hviske

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvískra, from Proto-Germanic *hwīskrōną, a variant of *hwistlōną (in Danish hvisle, Old Norse hvísla, English whistle), *hwisprōną (in English whisper, German wispern), and *hwisplōną (in German wispeln).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋesɡ̊ə]
  • Homophone: viske

Verb

hviske (imperative hvisk, infinitive at hviske, present tense hvisker, past tense hviskede, perfect tense har hvisket)

  1. to whisper

Conjugation

Conjugation of hviske
active passive
present hvisker hviskes
past hviskede hviskedes
infinitive hviske hviskes
imperative hvisk
participle
present hviskende
past hvisket
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund hvisken

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hvískra.

Verb

hviske (imperative hvisk, present tense hvisker, simple past and past participle hviska or hvisket, present participle hviskende)

  1. to whisper

Derived terms

References