hverr
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *hweraz, whence also Old English hwer and Old High German wer. Ultimately from the same root as Irish coire (“kettle, cauldron”), Welsh pair, Sanskrit चरु (carú), Russian чара (čara, “bowl”).
Noun[edit]
hverr m
Declension[edit]
Declension of hverr (strong a-stem)
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: hver m
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz (“which, what (of many)”), *hwarjazuh (“each”), cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (ƕarjis, “which”), 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷 (ƕarjizuh, “each”). The meaning "who", "which", rather comes from Proto-Germanic *hwaz; see *hver.
Pronoun[edit]
hverr (feminine hver, neuter hvert)
Declension[edit]
Declension of hverr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | hverr | hver | hvert |
accusative | hvern, hverjan | hverja | hvert |
dative | hverjum | hverri | hverju |
genitive | hvers | hverrar | hvers |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | hverir | hverjar | hver |
accusative | hverja | hverjar | hver |
dative | hverjum | hverjum | hverjum |
genitive | hverra | hverra | hverra |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: hver
- Faroese: hvør
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kvar, kven; (dialectal) kver
- Old Swedish: hvar (acc. fem. hvaria)
- Danish: hver
- Norwegian Bokmål: hver
- Old Gutnish: hwer
References[edit]
- “hverr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press