*waisǭ

Runic: ᚹᚨᛁᛊᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑi̯.sɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

mire, muck, slime

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weys- (‘to flow’), whence also Proto-West Germanic *waisund (‘windpipe, gullet’), Sanskrit वेषति (véṣati) (véṣati, ‘to flow’), and perhaps Proto-Germanic *waizą (‘seaweed’) (whence Dutch wier (‘idem’)).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.waisǭwaisōniz
Acc.waisōnųwaisōnunz
Gen.waisōnizwaisōnǫ̂
Dat.waisōniwaisōmaz
Inst.waisōnēwaisōmiz
Voc.waisǭwaisōniz

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Descendants

  • *waisā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wāse (Old English)
      • wose (Middle English)
        • ooze (English)
  • *waisā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wāse (Old Frisian)
      • weaze (West Frisian)
  • veisa (Old Norse)
    • veisa (Icelandic)
  • veisa (Old Norse)
    • vēsa (Old Swedish)
      • vesa (Swedish)

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