hverr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hweraz, whence also 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
Declension
  Declension of hverr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hverr hverrinn hverar hverarnir
accusative hver hverinn hvera hverana
dative hveri hverinum hverum hverunum
genitive hvers hversins hvera hveranna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: hver m

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz (“which, what (of many)”), *hwarjazuh (“each”), cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (ƕarjis, “which”), 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷 (ƕarjizuh, “each”). The meaning "who", "which", rather comes from Proto-Germanic *hwaz; see *hver.

Pronoun

hverr (feminine hver, neuter hvert)

  1. who, which (of many)
  2. each, every
    • Hávamál 77.
      Ek veit einn, at aldri deyr: dómr um dauðan hvern.
Declension
    Declension of hverr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hverr hver hvert
accusative hvern, hverjan 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
Derived terms
Descendants

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