hvi

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish hwi, 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 (archaic or poetic) why ==== Synonyms ==== hvorfor === References === “hvi” in Den Danske Ordbog “hvi” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == 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 ==== Synonyms ==== hvorfor === References === “hvi” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “hvi” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Swedish == === Adverb === hvi obsolete spelling of vi (“why”)