hvárr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- hvaðarr
Etymology
From older hvaðarr, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz. Whence also English whether.
Determiner
hvárr
- (interrogative) which (of the two)
- (distributive) each (of the two)
Declension
Declension of hvárr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hvárr | hvár | hvárt |
| accusative | hvárn | hvára | hvárt |
| dative | hvárum | hvárri | hváru |
| genitive | hvárs | hvárrar | hvárs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | hvárir | hvárar | hvár |
| accusative | hvára | hvárar | hvár |
| dative | hvárum | hvárum | hvárum |
| genitive | hvárra | hvárra | hvárra |
Note the masculine singular accusative form hvárn.
Derived terms
- hvárgi
- hvárrtveggi
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kvar (determiner)
See also
- báðir
- hverr
References
- hvárr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.