hvárr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older hvaðarr, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz. Whence also English whether.

Determiner

hvárr

  1. (interrogative) which (of the two)
  2. (distributive) each (of the two)

Declension

Declension of hvárr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvárr hvǫ́r hvárt
accusative hvárn hvára hvárt
dative hvǫ́rum hvárri hvǫ́ru
genitive hvárs hvárrar hvárs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hvárir hvárar hvǫ́r
accusative hvára hvárar hvǫ́r
dative hvǫ́rum hvǫ́rum hvǫ́rum
genitive hvárra hvárra hvárra

Note the masculine singular accusative form hvárn.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvor
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvar (determiner)

See also

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvárr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 218; also available at the Internet Archive
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