hwistlere
Old English
Etymology
hwistle (“hollow reed”) + -ere (“-er”, suffix forming masculine agent nouns)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxwist.le.re/, [ˈʍist.le.re]
Noun
hwistlere m
- piper, fluter, flautist
Declension
Declension of hwistlere (strong ja-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | hwistlere | hwistleras |
accusative | hwistlere | hwistleras |
genitive | hwistleres | hwistlera |
dative | hwistlere | hwistlerum |
Descendants
- Middle English: Wistler, Wyzelere
- English: Whistler, Wissler
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hwistlere”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.