Old English · noun
hwistlere
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxwist.le.re/[ˈʍist.le.re]
- Syllables
- ˈxwist · le · re (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- whistlerwisslerflautistfluterpiper
Meaning
-
piper, fluter, flautist
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hwistlere | hwistleras |
| Accusative | hwistlere | hwistleras |
| Genitive | hwistleres | hwistlera |
| Dative | hwistlere | hwistlerum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From hwistle (“hollow reed”) + -ere (“-er”, suffix forming masculine agent nouns).
Descendants
whistler, wissler
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