hwistlere

Old English

Etymology

From hwistle (“hollow reed”) +‎ -ere (“-er”, suffix forming masculine agent nouns).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwist.le.re/, [ˈʍist.le.re]

Noun

hwistlere m

  1. piper, fluter, flautist

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative hwistlere hwistleras
accusative hwistlere hwistleras
genitive hwistleres hwistlera
dative hwistlere hwistlerum

Descendants

  • Middle English: whistlere, whystelare, Wistler, Wyzelere

References

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