hvi

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Danish

Etymology

Cognate with Icelandic hví, Faroese hví , Old English hwi (English why).

Pronunciation

Adverb

hvi

  1. (archaic or poetic) why

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

hvi

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

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