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hvárr

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Determiner

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hvárr

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

Declension

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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

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Descendants

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

See also

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Further reading

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