Hvísla
Old Norse Dictionary - hvísla
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvísla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvísla
- að, [A. S. hwîslan; Engl. whistle]: to whisper; h. við e-n, FmS. v. 201; h. með e-n, Karl. 53; h. sin í millum, Karl. 356: mod., hvísla at e-m: recipr. hvíslask, to whisper to one another, FmS. xi. 425.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᛋᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- recipr.
- reciprocally.
- S.
- Saga.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)