annat tveggja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anþera twajjǫ̂. Cognate with Old English ōþer twēġa.

Noun

annat tveggja n

1. one of two, one or the other, either; introduces the phrase "either... or..."
   • c. 1150, First Grammatical Treatise‎^[1]:

     Í flestum lǫndum setja menn á bœkr annat tveggja þann fróðleik, er þar innanlands hefir gǫrzk, eða þann annan, er minnisamligstr þykkir, þó at annars staðar hafi heldr gǫrzk.

     In most countries, people record in books either the great events that have occurred within their country, or whatever other events seem the most memorable, even if they have taken place elsewhere.

Declension

See the declension of annarr.

Descendants

• Icelandic: annað tveggja
• Norwegian: anten
• Danish: enten
• Swedish: antingen