hvi

Etymology

From Old Norse hví, from Proto-Germanic *hwī, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (archaic), Swedish vi (archaic), English why.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viːˀ/, [ˈʋiˀ]
• Homophone: vig

Adverb

hvi

1. (archaic or poetic) why

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

1. (archaic or poetic) why

   Men hvi skal jeg være så hardt beklemt?

   But why should I be so very anxious?

References

• “hvi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Adverb

hvi

1. Obsolete spelling of vi (“why”).