UrsprungRelated to Old Norse hvína (“to whistle, whizz”). Compare English whistle and whine.
- to whisper (to talk in a quiet voice)
“Vad viskade Oden / i Balders öra / innan han brändes på bål?” — What whispered Odin / in Baldr’s ear / before he was burned on the pyre?
Formerviskar(present) · viskade(preterite) · viskat(supine) · viska(imperative) · viska(active, infinitive) · viskas(infinitive, passive) · viskat(active, supine) · viskats(passive, supine) · viska(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · visken(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · viskar(active, indicative, present) · viskade(active, indicative, past) · viskas(indicative, passive, present) · viskades(indicative, passive, past) · viska(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · viskade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · viskas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · viskades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)