hwistlere
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hwistle (“hollow reed”) + -ere (“-er”, suffix forming masculine agent nouns).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hwistlere m
Declension[edit]
Declension of hwistlere (strong ja-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hwistlere | hwistleras |
| accusative | hwistlere | hwistleras |
| genitive | hwistleres | hwistlera |
| dative | hwistlere | hwistlerum |
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: whistlere, whystelare, Wistler, Wyzelere
- English: whistler, Whistler, Wissler
- Scots: quhisilar, quhissillar
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hwistlere”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.