hvorfor in Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology: From Danish hvorfor, compare Swedish varför, English wherefore, Dutch waarvoor, German wofür. Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|da|hvorfor}} Danish hvorfor, {{cog|sv|varför|}} Swedish varför, {{cog|en|wherefore}} English wherefore, {{cog|nl|waarvoor}} Dutch waarvoor, {{cog|de|wofür}} German wofür Head templates: {{head|nb|adverb}} hvorfor

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "da",
        "3": "hvorfor"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish hvorfor",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "varför",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish varför",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wherefore"
      },
      "expansion": "English wherefore",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "waarvoor"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch waarvoor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "wofür"
      },
      "expansion": "German wofür",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Danish hvorfor, compare Swedish varför, English wherefore, Dutch waarvoor, German wofür.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "hvorfor",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål 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": [
        "wherefore, why"
      ],
      "id": "en-hvorfor-nb-adv-CxO0HhBA",
      "links": [
        [
          "wherefore",
          "wherefore"
        ],
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kvifor"
        },
        {
          "alt": "nynorsk",
          "word": "korfor"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hvorfor"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "da",
        "3": "hvorfor"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish hvorfor",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "varför",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish varför",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wherefore"
      },
      "expansion": "English wherefore",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "waarvoor"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch waarvoor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "wofür"
      },
      "expansion": "German wofür",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Danish hvorfor, compare Swedish varför, English wherefore, Dutch waarvoor, German wofür.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "hvorfor",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål adverbs",
        "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Danish",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Danish",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wherefore, why"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wherefore",
          "wherefore"
        ],
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "kvifor"
    },
    {
      "alt": "nynorsk",
      "word": "korfor"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hvorfor"
}

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"hvorfor" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

Adverb