Annarr hvárr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - annarr hvárr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "annarr hvárr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

annarr hvárr
indef. pron., one or other of two persons, either (drepa annan hvárn þeirra sona Skallagríms); at öðru hváru, every now and then, aðrir hvárir, one or other of the two parties; neut. used as adv., annat hvárt … eða, either … or.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᚾᛅᚱᚱ:ᚼᚢᛅᚱᚱ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
def.
definite.
f.
feminine.
indef.
indefinite.
n.
neuter.
neut.
neuter.

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