hvi

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse hví, from Proto-Germanic *hwī, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (archaic), Swedish vi (archaic), English why.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /viːˀ/, [ˈʋiˀ]
Homophone: vig

Adverb edit

hvi

(archaic or poetic) why

Synonyms edit

hvorfor

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse hví; cognate with Icelandic hví, Faroese hví, Norwegian Nynorsk kvi , Old English hwi (English why).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈʋi]

Adverb edit

hvi

(archaic or poetic) why
Men hvi skal jeg være så hardt beklemt?
But why should I be so very anxious?

Synonyms edit

hvorfor

References edit

“hvi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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