kvi

See also: kví

Translingual

Symbol

kvi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kwang.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kwang terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hví, dative of hvat, from Proto-Germanic *hwī, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey. Cognate with Icelandic hví, Faroese hví, Norwegian Bokmål hvi, Danish hvi, Swedish vi and English why.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋiː/

Adverb

kvi

1. (poetic, dialectal, dated) why
   • 18xx, S. Bugge after Elen Rolleivstad from Fyresdal, the ballade about Bendik and Årolilja:

     Kungen han lete gullbrautinne byggje både store å håge,
     Den, som tore gange dei, han sko kje sitt live njote.
     Åralilja kvi søve du så lengji?

     The king orders to build the golden ramparts both big and high,
     The one, who dares to go over them, shouldn’t enjoy his life.
     Årelilja, why do you sleep so long?

Synonyms

• kvifor, korfor

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• kvida, kvide

Verb

kvi (present tense kvir, past tense kvidde, past participle kvidd or kvidt, present participle kvidande, imperative kvi)

1. To be queasy or nervous in anticipation of something

   Synonym: grua

   Antonym: gle

Etymology 3

From Old Norse kví.

Noun

kvi f (definite singular kvii, indefinite plural kvier, definite plural kvierne)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of kve

References

• “kvi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.