hvæsa

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxʷaiːsa/ IPA(key): /ˈkʰvaiːsa/ Rhymes: -aiːsa === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse hvæsa. ==== Verb ==== hvæsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hvæsti, supine hvæst) to hiss ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== hvæsa indefinite genitive plural of hvæs == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hwēsijaną, 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 === hvæsa to hiss ==== Descendants ====