Hvárrgi

Old Norse Dictionary - hvárrgi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvárrgi" in English.

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

hvárrgi Old Norse word can mean:

hvárrgi: or hvárgi, pron. indef.

hvárrgi: A. Forms:—the older form was nom. hvárrgi, Grág. i. 114, ii. 307, Eg. 286, Ísl. ii. 354: neut. nom. and acc. hvártki, or with elided t, hvárki, mod. hvorki, Fms. i. 68, passim: gen. hvárskis, Grág. i. 494, n. G. l. i. 350, Fms. viii. 163, Rd. 292; hvárkis, Sks. 558: dat. m. hvárungi, Grág. i. 10, ii. 266; neut. hvárugi, i. II, 131: acc. m. hvárngi, Grág. (Kb.), see -gi, signif. B, p. 199.

hvárrgi: II. afterwards it changed into a regular adjective, hvárigr, mod. hvorugr, pl. hvárgir, Gþl. 114; but usually uncontracted, and so in mod. usage, hvárugir, Grág. ii. 51, Ísl. ii. 267, Fms. i. 36, viii. 193, Hkr. iii. 243, Sks. 650, passim: dat. sing. fem. hvárugri, Fms. iii. 214, passim: acc. m. pl. hváruga, passim: irreg. and intermediate forms are, acc. masc. sing. hvárngan, Egill tekr því mjök hvárngan veg, Sturl. iii. 99 C, Fms. viii. 88, Thom. 111.

hvárrgi: B. Usage:

hvárrgi: I. neither, of two, Lat. neuter. The old form hvárgi is usually substantival; with gen., hvárrgi or hvártki þeirra, neither of them, Eg. 286, Grág. i. 237; miklu meiri sök en hvárgi hinna var, Sks. 655, passim: with a possess, pron., hvártki okkat, neither of us, Nj. 10: rarely adjectival, hvártki sverðit, Korm. 112: on the other hand, the form hvárigr is used indiscriminately as substantive or adjective; for references see the Sagas passim.

hvárrgi: II. special usages; with annarr, neither … other, hvarigr at öðrum, Landn. 57; hvárigir kunnu öðrum þar tíðendi at segja, Ísl. ii. 349; réð hvárrgi á annan, Lv. 3; svá hvárigr réð at öðrum, Fas. i. 506; sem hvárrgi tryði öðrum, Fms. i. 217; hvárigir skildu annars mál, Fb. i. 545; ok heri hvárigir á aðra, Eg. 282; því at hvárigir vildu öðrum samneyta, Kristnir eða heiðnir, Fms. i. 265.

hvárrgi: III. neut. as adv. hvárki, mod. hvorki; hvárki … né, neither … nor; hvárki til laga né til úlaga, Grág. i. 75; hefir h. heyrt til hans styn né hósta, Nj. 201; ok var málit hvárki sótt ne varit þaðan af, 37, Fms. i. 27, n. G. l. i. 61, Hkr. i. 196, Sturl. iii. 99, 236, Grett. 94 B, Sks. 356, passim; hvárki … né … né, Sks. 157 new Ed.; hvárki … né, … eða, Sks. 365 B, H. E. i. 419; hvárki … eða (less correct), Sks.

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

Abbreviations used:

def.: definite.

f.: feminine.

indef.: indefinite.

n.: neuter.

pron.: pronoun.

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

neut.: neuter.

nom.: nominative.

signif.: signification.

fem.: feminine.

irreg.: irregular.

masc.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

sing.: singular.

Lat.: Latin.

v.: vide.

adv.: adverb.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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