hverr
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