Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwīskrōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

A formation related to *hwistlōną (“to whistle”), *hwīnaną (“to whiz, whine”).[1]

Verb

*hwīskrōną

  1. to whistle, hiss, whisper
    Synonyms: *hwisprōną, *hwisplōną

Inflection

Conjugation of *hwīskrōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwīskrō *hwīskrǭ — *hwīskrōi ?
2nd singular *hwīskrōsi *hwīskrōs *hwīskrō *hwīskrōsai *hwīskrōsau
3rd singular *hwīskrōþi *hwīskrō *hwīskrōþau *hwīskrōþai *hwīskrōþau
1st dual *hwīskrōs *hwīskrōw — — —
2nd dual *hwīskrōþiz *hwīskrōþiz *hwīskrōþiz — —
1st plural *hwīskrōmaz *hwīskrōm — *hwīskrōnþai *hwīskrōnþau
2nd plural *hwīskrōþ *hwīskrōþ *hwīskrōþ *hwīskrōnþai *hwīskrōnþau
3rd plural *hwīskrōnþi *hwīskrōn *hwīskrōnþau *hwīskrōnþai *hwīskrōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwīskrōdǭ *hwīskrōdēdį̄
2nd singular *hwīskrōdēz *hwīskrōdēdīz
3rd singular *hwīskrōdē *hwīskrōdēdī
1st dual *hwīskrōdēdū *hwīskrōdēdīw
2nd dual *hwīskrōdēdudiz *hwīskrōdēdīdiz
1st plural *hwīskrōdēdum *hwīskrōdēdīm
2nd plural *hwīskrōdēdud *hwīskrōdēdīd
3rd plural *hwīskrōdēdun *hwīskrōdēdīn
present past
participles *hwīskrōndz *hwīskrōdaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: hvískra
    • Icelandic: hvískra
    • >? Norn: hvista
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: kviskra, kviska
    • Swedish: viska
    • Danish: hviske

References

  1. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “hvískr (> line 2 > hvískra)”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 273.
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