Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hvískra, from Proto-Germanic *hwīskrōną, a variant of *hwistlōną (in Danish hvisle, Old Norse hvísla, English whistle), *hwisprōną (in English whisper, German wispern), and *hwisplōną (in German wispeln).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hviske (imperative hvisk, infinitive at hviske, present tense hvisker, past tense hviskede, perfect tense har hvisket)

  1. to whisper

Conjugation

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hvískra.

Verb

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hviske (imperative hvisk, present tense hvisker, simple past and past participle hviska or hvisket, present participle hviskende)

  1. to whisper

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