korfor

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Influenced by Norwegian Bokmål hvorfor, from Danish hvorfor. Comparable to Old Norse fyrir hví and hvar fyrir.

Adverb

korfor

1. why

   Korfor gjorde du det?

   Why did you do that?

Synonyms

• kvifor
• kvi (poetic, dated)

References

• “korfor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.