hvor

See also: hvør

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvar (where).

Adverb

hvor

  1. where
  2. how (to what degree; modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvárr (each of two, which of two).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xʷɔːr/
  • IPA(key): /kʰvɔːr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːr

Pronoun

hvor

  1. (interrogative) which (of two)
  2. (relative) which, whichever (of two)
  3. (indefinite) each (of two)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • "hvor" in Icelandic Online Dictionary and Readings.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hvar

Pronunciation

Adverb

hvor

  1. where
  2. how

See also

References


Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hverr (who, each), from Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɑːr/, /wuːr/, /woːr/

Pronoun

hvor (masculine hvorn or hvon, neuter hvort, genitive hvors)

  1. every, each
    hvors eins
    each one's
    Hvorn ein dag
    Every day
    Hvor evige käft / hvorn ivende ein / hvorn evigen ain
    Every person
    Hvor ain kara unner sin gryt
    Each seeks his own gain (proverb.)
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