hverr
Old Norse
Etymology 1
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
hverr m
- cauldron, boiler
- hot spring
Declension
Declension of hverr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hverr | hverrinn | hverar | hverarnir |
| accusative | hver | hverinn | hvera | hverana |
| dative | hveri | hverinum | hverum | hverunum |
| genitive | hvers | hversins | hvera | hveranna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: hver m
Etymology 2
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
hverr (feminine hver, neuter hvert)
- who, which (of many)
- each, every
- Hávamál 77.
- Ek veit einn, at aldri deyr: dómr um dauðan hvern.
- Hávamál 77.
Declension
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
- hvergi
- hvernig
Descendants
- Icelandic: hver
- Faroese: hvør
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kvar, kven; (dialectal) kver
- Westrobothnian: hvor
- Old Swedish: hvar (acc. fem. hvaria)
- Swedish: var, varje, (pre-1906 spelling) hvar, hvarje
- Danish: hver
- Norwegian Bokmål: hver
- Old Gutnish: hwer
References
- “hverr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press