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hwistle

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
hwistle, an; f.
A pipe, flute, WHISTLE
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  • Hwistle oððe pípe

    musa;

    hwistle

    fistula,

    • Wrt. Voc. 73, 60, 65.
  • Mið hwistlum

    tibiis,

    • Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 32.
Etymology
[
Chauc. so was hire joly whistle wel ywette.
]
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Word-wheel

  • hwistle, n.