wiso

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 the verb wīsan.

Noun

wīso m

  1. leader
  2. indicator

Etymology 2

From wīs.

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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