Einnhverr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - einnhverr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "einnhverr" in English.

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

einnhverr Old Icelandic word can mean:

einnhverr
(einhver, eitthvert), indef. pron.; except in nom. and acc. sing. masc. and neut. ein- is generally indecl.;
einnhverr
1) some, some one;
einnhverr
einnhvern dag, some day;
einnhverr
eitthvert sinn, einhverju sinni, sometime, once;
einnhverr
as a noun (meðan ~ várr búandanna er lífs);
einnhverr
2) as an intensive with superl. ágætastr maðr ~, one of the very foremost men;
einnhverr
3) each, each one, usually in two words (ór þeirra fjórðungi sem ór einum hverjum öðrum).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚾᚾᚼᚢᛁᚱᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
def.
definite.
f.
feminine.
indecl.
indeclinable.
indef.
indefinite.
m.
masculine.
masc.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
neut.
neuter.
nom.
nominative.
sing.
singular.
superl.
superlative.
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