Hvi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvi" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hvi: hvi, adv. = hve, hversu; undrast hvihann skyldi í borg komizt hafa Konr.6229; at upp lykist féhyrði yðrum íBjörgyn hvat eða hvi mykit sem íhverjum stað fylli (dvs. félli) DN. VIII,13516 jvf 8; hvi mikil störf er Thomashefir nú Thom. 420; hvi sœmiliga hon-um ferr allt at hendi Thom. 51; rœdduumb, hvi mikil svá dirfð eða málsnildvar gefin ófróðum mönnum Homil.2321; skal stefna honum hvi nær semhann vill Gul. 2661; hvi nær eða hverjaleið eðr tíma - þú hefir þenna várnboðskap framt DN. V, 15827; jvf hvigi.

Part of speech: adv

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adv.: Adverbium.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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