eller

English

Noun

eller (plural ellers)

  1. Obsolete form of alder.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

Conjunction

eller

  1. or

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

Conjunction

eller

  1. or
    Hun er litt rar, eller hva?She's a bit odd, or what?
    Knask eller knep?Trick or treat?
    Jeg veit ikke om han er dum eller frekk.I don't know if he's stupid or rude.
    Organisasjonen er usikker på om det er en god idé eller ikke.The organisation is unsure as to whether it's a good idea or not.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlːɛr/

Conjunction

eller

  1. or

References


Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish ælla, ællar, from Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Conjunction

eller

  1. or
  2. nor
    Han sade varken ja eller nej.
    He said neither yes nor no.
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