hvi
Danish
Etymology
Cognate with Icelandic hví, Faroese hví , Old English hwi (English why).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʋi]
Adverb
hvi
- (archaic or poetic) why
Synonyms
- hvorfor
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hví; cognate with Icelandic hví, Faroese hví, Norwegian Nynorsk kvi , Old English hwi (English why).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʋi]
Adverb
hvi
- (archaic or poetic) why
- Men hvi skal jeg være så hardt beklemt?
- But why should I be so very anxious?
Synonyms
- hvorfor
References
- “hvi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.