hvárki

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• hvártki

Etymology

Neuter singular of hvárgi, akin to hvárt +‎ -gi.

Conjunction

hvárki

1. neither
2. nor

Usage notes

Often appears in pairs with né or eða.

Descendants

• Icelandic: hvorki
• Faroese: hvørki
• Norwegian Nynorsk: korkje
• Old Danish: hwærki, hwærkin
  • Danish: hverken
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hverken, verken
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: verken
• Old Swedish: hvarte
  • Swedish: varken

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvárki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 218; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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