Wiktionary

wiso

Elfdalian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse hví svá;[1] compare older Swedish hvi så (e.g. Lyckans lexikon, 1896, p. 8), older Danish hvi saa (under hvi in Ordbog over det danske Sprog), German wieso.

Adverb edit

wiso

  1. why (for what reason)

Conjunction edit

wiso

  1. why (for what reason)

References edit

  1. ^ Nyström, Gunnar, 2005, Rapport från Fuost konferensn um övdalskų: Första konferensen om älvdalska

Old High German edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the verb wīsan.

Noun edit

wīso m

  1. leader
  2. indicator

Etymology 2 edit

From wīs.

Noun edit

wīso m

  1. wise man
  2. queen bee
Declension edit
Declension of wīso (masculine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative wīso wīson, wīsun
accusative wīson, wīsun wīson, wīsun
genitive wīsen, wīsin wīsōno
dative wīsen, wīsin wīsōm, wīsōn
Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
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