hverr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From the same Proto-Germanic source as Old English hwer and Old High German wer. Ultimately from the same root as Irish coire (“kettle, cauldron”), Welsh pair, Sanskrit चरु (carú), Russian чара (čara, “bowl”).

Noun

hverr m

  1. cauldron, boiler
  2. hot spring

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz (“which, what (of many)”), whence also Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (hwarjis).

Pronoun

hverr (feminine hver, neuter hvert)

  1. who, which (of many)
  2. each, every

Declension
    Declension of hverr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hverr hver hvert
accusative hvern hverja hvert
dative hverjum hverri hverju
genitive hvers hverrar hvers
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hverir hverjar hver
accusative hverja hverjar hver
dative hverjum hverjum hverjum
genitive hverra hverra hverra

Descendants

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