*hwēsaną

Runic: ᚺᚹᛖᛊᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxʷɛː.sɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 7d

Meanings

to wheeze

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (‘to pant’). Cognate with Latin queror.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularhwēsōhwēsaų–
2nd singularhwēsizihwēsaizhwēs
3rd singularhwēsidihwēsaihwēsadau
1st dualhwēsōzhwēsaiw–
2nd dualhwēsadizhwēsaidizhwēsadiz
1st pluralhwēsamazhwēsaim–
2nd pluralhwēsidhwēsaidhwēsid
3rd pluralhwēsandihwēsainhwēsandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhwēsai–
2nd singularhwēsazaihwēsaizau
3rd singularhwēsadaihwēsaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralhwēsandaihwēsaindau
2nd pluralhwēsandaihwēsaindau
3rd pluralhwēsandaihwēsaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhwehwōshwehwōzį̄
2nd singularhwehwōsthwehwōzīz
3rd singularhwehwōshwehwōzī
1st dualhwehwōzūhwehwōzīw
2nd dualhwehwōzudizhwehwōzīdiz
1st pluralhwehwōzumhwehwōzīm
2nd pluralhwehwōzudhwehwōzīd
3rd pluralhwehwōzunhwehwōzīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
hwēsaną hwēsandz hwēsanaz

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Descendants

  • *hwāsan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hwǣsan (Old English)
      • whesen (Middle English)
        • wheeze (English)

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