hverken
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hvárki, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk korkje, Swedish varken. The neuter of the Old Norse pronoun hvár(r)gi (“either, neither”), from hvárr (“which (of two)”) + -gi (“no”). The first part goes back to Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz (“which (of two)”), cognate with English whether, German weder (“neither”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛrkən/, [ˈʋaɐ̯ɡ̊ŋ̩]
Adverb
hverken
- neither
- always in the combination: hverken … eller "neither … nor" (also after a negative, meaning "either … or")
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- verken
Etymology
From Danish hverken, from Old Norse hvárgi.
Adverb
hverken
- hverken … eller – neither … nor, (after a negative) either … or
References
- “hverken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.