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hwésan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
hwésan, p. hweós
To wheeze, make a noise in breathing, to breathe hard
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  • Gif hé mid earfoþnysse hwést

    if he breathes with difficulty,

    • Lchdm. iii. 122, 3.
  • hwést swýðe hefelíce,

    • 126, 9.
  • Hé egeslíce hweós

    he wheezed terribly,

    • Homl. Th. i. 86, 1
    • .
Etymology
[
Icel. hvæsa to hiss.
]
Linked entries
v.  hwósan.
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