kvi

See also: kví

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hví, dative of hvat, from Proto-Germanic *hwī, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey. Cognate with Icelandic hví, Faroese hví, Norwegian Bokmål hvi, Danish hvi, Swedish vi and English why.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋiː/

Adverb

kvi

1. (poetic, dialectal, dated) why

   Årolilja, Kvi søver du so lenge?

   Årolilja, Why do you sleep so long?

Synonyms

• kvifor, korfor

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kví.

Noun

kvi f (definite singular kvii, indefinite plural kvier, definite plural kvierne)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of kve

References

• “kvi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.