wiso

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse hví svá; 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

wiso

1. why (for what reason)

Conjunction

wiso

1. why (for what reason)

Old High German

Etymology 1

From the verb wīsan.

Noun

wīso m

1. leader
2. indicator

Etymology 2

From wīs.

Noun

wīso m

1. wise man
2. queen bee

Declension

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

• weraltrehtwīso
• weraltwīso

References

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