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)
- to whisper
Conjugation
References
- “hviske” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- kviskre (Nynorsk also)
Verb
hviske (imperative hvisk, present tense hvisker, simple past and past participle hviska or hvisket, present participle hviskende)
- to whisper
Derived terms
References
- “hviske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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