wiso

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Elfdalian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hví svá;[1] 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[edit]

wiso

  1. why (for what reason)

Conjunction[edit]

wiso

  1. why (for what reason)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nyström, Gunnar, 2005, Rapport från Fuost konferensn um övdalskų: Första konferensen om älvdalska

Old High German[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the verb wīsan.

Noun[edit]

wīso m

  1. leader
  2. indicator

Etymology 2[edit]

From wīs.

Noun[edit]

wīso m

  1. wise man
  2. queen bee
Declension[edit]
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[edit]

References[edit]

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