Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hvæsa.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. to hiss

Conjugation

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Noun

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hvæsa

  1. indefinite genitive plural of hvæs

Old Norse

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Etymology

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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

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hvæsa

  1. to hiss

Descendants

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