wiso

== Elfdalian == === Etymology === From Old Norse hví svá; 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 why (for what reason) === Conjunction === wiso why (for what reason) === References === == Old High German == === Etymology 1 === From wīsan +‎ -o, cognate with Old English wīsa, Old Norse vísi. ==== Noun ==== wīso m leader indicator ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Substantivized from wīs. Compare Dutch wijze (“wise man”). Cognate to Old Swedish vise, Swedish vise (“queen bee”). ==== Noun ==== wīso m wise man queen bee ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== wëraltrëhtwīso wëraltwīso === References === Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “wiso”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 6th edition