hwistle

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *wistle — in compounds

Etymology

From hwistlian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwist.le/, [ˈʍist.le]

Noun

hwistle f

  1. a pipe or flute

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative hwistle hwistlan
accusative hwistlan hwistlan
genitive hwistlan hwistlena
dative hwistlan hwistlum

Derived terms

Descendants

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