Hvert

Old Norse Dictionary - hvert

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvert" in English.

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

hvert Old Norse word can mean:

hvert: proncd. hvurt, neut. sing. of hverr, used as adv. whither, Germ. wohin, interrog.; Gunnarr sagði þeim hvert hann ætlaði, Nj. 76; Jarl spurði hvert hann færi þaðan, 132; gera ráð hvert hann sneri þaðan, Fms. v. 24.

hvert: II. hvert er, whithersoever; hvert er hann ferr, Nj. 129; hann let reka skipit hvert er vildi, Fms. i. 293; hvert er hann ferr fullum dagleiðum, þá er …, Grág. i. 93; gefi gaum at, hvert er hann er (in what direction) frá merki því er hann skal fylgja, Ó. H. 204.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

neut.: neuter.

proncd.: pronounced.

sing.: singular.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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