hwistlian

Old English

Alternative forms

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

Conjugation of hwistlian (weak, class 2)
infinitive hwistlian hwistlienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hwistliġe hwistlode
second person singular hwistlast hwistlodest
third person singular hwistlaþ hwistlode
plural hwistliaþ hwistlodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hwistliġe hwistlode
plural hwistliġen hwistloden
imperative
singular hwistla
plural hwistliaþ
participle present past
hwistliende (ġe)hwistlod

Derived terms

Descendants

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