Annarr-hvárr

Old Norse Dictionary - annarr-hvárr

Meaning of Old Norse word "annarr-hvárr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

annarr-hvárr: (or in two words), adj. pron. in dual sense, [A. S. oþar-hveða], Lat. alteruter, either, one of the two; with gen., annan hvern þeirra sona Skallagríms, Eg. 256; væntir mik at aðra hvára (acc. sing. fem., now aðra hverja) skipan taki brátt, FmS. viii. 444. Dual, aðrir hvárir, in a collect. sense, either party, Sd. 138; neut. used as adv., annaðhvárt—eða, either—or (Lat. aut—aut), FmS. i. 127, Skálda 171, Nj. 190.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᚾᛅᚱᚱ-ᚼᚢᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

adj.: adjective.

adv.: adverb.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

collect.: collective.

fem.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

neut.: neuter.

pron.: pronoun.

S.: Saga.

sing.: singular.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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