*wisulǭ
Runic: ᚹᛁᛊᚢᛚᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈwi.su.lɔ̃ː/noun · feminine · ōn-stem
Meanings
weasel
Etymology
A diminutive of a word *wisō- (‘European polecat, Mustela putorius’). From the root Proto-Indo-European *weys- (‘to ooze, stink’), compare *wisundz (‘bison’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | wisulǭ | wisulōniz |
| Acc. | wisulōnų | wisulōnunz |
| Gen. | wisulōniz | wisulōnǫ̂ |
| Dat. | wisulōni | wisulōmaz |
| Inst. | wisulōnē | wisulōmiz |
| Voc. | wisulǭ | wisulōniz |
Descendants
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*wisulā (Proto-West Germanic)
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*wisala (Old Dutch)
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wēsel (Middle Dutch)
- wezel, wieëzel (Limburgish)
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wēsel (Middle Dutch)
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*wisala (Old Dutch)
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*wisulā (Proto-West Germanic)
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*wisala (Old Dutch)
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wēsel (Middle Dutch)
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wezel (Dutch)
- wesel (Afrikaans)
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wezel (Dutch)
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wēsel (Middle Dutch)
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*wisala (Old Dutch)
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*wisulā (Proto-West Germanic)
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weosule, wesle, uuesulae, uuesole (Old English)
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wesele, wassele, wesel, wesil, wesile, wezele, wasyll, wesyl, weysyl, weesylle, whesille (Middle English)
- weasel (English)
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wesele, wassele, wesel, wesil, wesile, wezele, wasyll, wesyl, weysyl, weesylle, whesille (Middle English)
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weosule, wesle, uuesulae, uuesole (Old English)
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*wisulā (Proto-West Germanic)
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weosule, wesle, uuesulae, uuesole (Old English)
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wesele, wassele, wesel, wesil, wesile, wezele, wasyll, wesyl, weysyl, weesylle, whesille (Middle English)
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quhasill, wasyll (Middle Scots)
- whaisle, whaisel, whaizle, wheesel, weasel (Scots)
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quhasill, wasyll (Middle Scots)
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wesele, wassele, wesel, wesil, wesile, wezele, wasyll, wesyl, weysyl, weesylle, whesille (Middle English)
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weosule, wesle, uuesulae, uuesole (Old English)
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*wisulā (Proto-West Germanic)
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*wisele (Old Frisian)
- Wiezelke (Saterland Frisian)
- wezeling (West Frisian)
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*wisele (Old Frisian)
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*wisulā (Proto-West Germanic)
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wisula, wisala (Old High German)
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wisele (Middle High German)
- Wiesel (German)
- Wisel (Luxembourgish)
- וויזל (vizl) (Yiddish)
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wisele (Middle High German)
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wisula, wisala (Old High German)
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*wisulā (Proto-West Germanic)
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*wisula (Old Saxon)
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wēsel, wesele (Middle Low German)
- Wessel, Wissel (Low German)
- Wäsel (Plautdietsch)
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wēsel, wesele (Middle Low German)
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*wisula (Old Saxon)
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visla (Old Norse)
- vesla (Faroese)
- vissle, visslå (Gutnish)
- hreysivisla (Icelandic)
- vesel (Norwegian)
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visla (Old Norse)
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wæslæ (Old Danish)
- væsel (Danish)
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wæslæ (Old Danish)
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visla (Old Norse)
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visla (Old Swedish)
- vessla (Swedish)
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visla (Old Swedish)
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hreysivisla (Old Norse)
- vesla (Faroese)
- vissle, visslå (Gutnish)
- hreysivisla (Icelandic)
- vesel (Norwegian)
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hreysivisla (Old Norse)
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wæslæ (Old Danish)
- væsel (Danish)
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wæslæ (Old Danish)
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hreysivisla (Old Norse)
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visla (Old Swedish)
- vessla (Swedish)
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visla (Old Swedish)