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Old English · verb

hwinan

Normalised hwīnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈxwiː.nɑn/
[ˈʍiː.nɑn]
Syllables
ˈxwiː · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
whizzingwhinewhistling

Meaning

  1. to make a whistling or whizzing sound

    Full oft of þām hēape hwīnende flēag ġiellende gār.

    Very often from the band shrieking spears flew whistling.

    Widsith

Conjugation

Conjugation of hwinan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hwīnehwān
2nd singular hwīnsthwine
3rd singular hwīnþhwān
Plural hwīnaþhwinon
Subjunctive
Singular hwīnehwine
Plural hwīnenhwinen
Non-finite forms of hwinan
Form
Infinitive hwīnan
Inflected infinitive hwīnenne
Imperative singular hwīn
Imperative plural hwīnaþ
Present participle hwīnende
Past participle hwinenġehwinen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną.

Descendants

whine

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