"hvi" meaning in Danish

See hvi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /viːˀ/, [ˈʋiˀ]
Etymology: From Old Norse hví, from Proto-Germanic *hwī, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (archaic), Swedish vi (archaic), English why. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|non|hví}} Old Norse hví, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*hwī}} Proto-Germanic *hwī, {{cog|nn|kvi|pos=archaic}} Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (archaic), {{cog|sv|vi|pos=archaic}} Swedish vi (archaic), {{cog|en|why}} English why Head templates: {{head|da|adverb|head=}} hvi, {{da-adv}} hvi
  1. (archaic or poetic) why Tags: archaic, poetic Synonyms: hvorfor
    Sense id: en-hvi-da-adv-K-I8WF8V Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "hví"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hví",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hwī"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hwī",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "kvi",
        "pos": "archaic"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (archaic)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "vi",
        "pos": "archaic"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish vi (archaic)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "why"
      },
      "expansion": "English why",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse hví, from Proto-Germanic *hwī, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (archaic), Swedish vi (archaic), English why.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hvi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hvi",
      "name": "da-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "why"
      ],
      "id": "en-hvi-da-adv-K-I8WF8V",
      "links": [
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic or poetic) why"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hvorfor"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/viːˀ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋiˀ]"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "vig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hvi"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "hví"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hví",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hwī"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hwī",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "kvi",
        "pos": "archaic"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (archaic)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "vi",
        "pos": "archaic"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish vi (archaic)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "why"
      },
      "expansion": "English why",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse hví, from Proto-Germanic *hwī, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (archaic), Swedish vi (archaic), English why.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "hvi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hvi",
      "name": "da-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish adverbs",
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish poetic terms",
        "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Danish terms with archaic senses",
        "Danish terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "why"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic or poetic) why"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/viːˀ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋiˀ]"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "vig"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hvorfor"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hvi"
}

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