hvæsa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvæsa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷaiːsa/
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvaiːsa/
    Rhymes: -aiːsa

Verb

hvæsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hvæsti, supine hvæst)

  1. to hiss

Conjugation

Noun

hvæsa

  1. indefinite genitive plural of hvæs

Old Norse

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes-. Related to Latin queror, Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsá). Cognate with English quarrel, Pashto ساه‎ (sāh, “breath, blow, puff, soul, spirit, essence”), Baluchi ساہ‎ (sáh, “breath, blow, essence”).

Verb

hvæsa

  1. to hiss

Descendants

  • Danish: hvæse
  • Faroese: hvæsa
  • Icelandic: hvæsa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvese
  • Swedish: väsa (older hväsa)
  • → Middle English: whesen (possibly)
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