annars

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse annars.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanːar̥s/

Adverb

annars

1. or else, otherwise

   Ef ég hef einhvern pening þá getum við farið út að borða, annars borðum við bara heima.

   If I have any cash we can eat out, otherwise we'll just eat at home.

2. by the way

   Hey, veistu annars hvað hún heitir?

   By the way, do you know her name?

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse annars.

Adverb

annars

1. otherwise, or else

   Eg måtte skunda meg, for annars fór han ifrå meg.

   I had to hurry, because otherwise he would leave me behind.

   Pass deg, annars ramlar du!

   Watch out, or else you'll fall!

Synonyms

• elles

References

• “annars” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “annars”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
• “annars” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old Norse

Etymology

Genitive singular of annarr.

Adjective

annars

1. masculine/neuter genitive singular of annarr

Adverb

annars (not comparable)

1. otherwise, else, or else

References

• “annars”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse annars.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

annars (not comparable)

1. otherwise, or else

Anagrams

• snaran