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

Declension of hwistle (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hwistle	hwistlan
accusative	hwistlan	hwistlan
genitive	hwistlan	hwistlena
dative	hwistlan	hwistlum

Derived terms

• hwistlere
• wōdewistle

Related terms

• hwāstrian / hwǣstrian
• hwisċettung
• hwisprian
• hwistlian

Descendants

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