Hvar

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hvar

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hvar" in English.

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

hvar Old Icelandic word can mean:

hvar: adv.

hvar: 1) where, in or at what place (h. vartu í nótt, eða h. er þitt heimili?); h. skulu vit á leita? where shall we search?;

hvar: 2) where, to what place, whither (sé ek nú, h. sök horfir);

hvar: 3) anywhere; hér framarr en h. annars staðar, here more than anywhere else;

hvar: 4) in each place (urðu þrjú þing í hverjum fjórðungi ok skyldu þingnautar eiga hvar saksóknir saman); hér ok h., here and there, now here now there; víðast h., in most places, in most instances; h. sem, wherever (h. sem hann fór);

hvar: 5) ever so, very; h. fjarri, ever so far, very far Off (ek ligg einn í húsi ok kerling mín, en h. fjarri öðrum mönnum); víðara h., ever so much farther (um allt Hálogaland ok þó víðara h.); h. meiri, ever more, much more (ek skal þó h. meiri stund á leggja).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᚱ

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

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