hvárki

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Old Norse[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

hvártki

Etymology[edit]

Neuter singular of hvárgi, akin to hvárt +‎ -gi.

Conjunction[edit]

hvárki

neither
nor

Usage notes[edit]

Often appears in pairs with né or eða.

Descendants[edit]

Icelandic: hvorki
Faroese: hvørki
Norwegian Nynorsk: korkje
Old Danish: hwærki, hwærkin
- Danish: hverken
  - Norwegian Bokmål: hverken, verken
    - → Norwegian Nynorsk: verken
Old Swedish: hvarte
- Swedish: varken

References[edit]

hvárki in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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