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vissla.

a whistle; a device designed to be placed in the mouth in order to make a whistling sound.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a whistle; a device designed to be placed in the mouth in order to make a whistling sound.

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish hvīsla, from Old Norse hvísla, from Proto-Germanic *hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).

verb
  1. to whistle (to produce a whistling sound)

Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish hvīsla, from Old Norse hvísla, from Proto-Germanic *hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).

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