wiso

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Elfdalian

Etymology

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

wiso

  1. why (for what reason)

Conjunction

wiso

  1. why (for what reason)

References

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

Old High German

Etymology 1

From wīsan +‎ -o.

Noun

wīso m

  1. leader
  2. indicator
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

Etymology 2

Substantivized from wīs. Compare Dutch wijze (“wise man”).

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

References

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