hverken
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse hvárki, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk korkje, Swedish varken. The neuter of the Old Norse pronoun hvár(r)gi (“either, neither”), from hvárr (“which (of two)”) + -gi (“no”). The first part goes back to Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz (“which (of two)”), cognate with English whether, German weder (“neither”).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edithverken
- neither
- always in the combination: hverken … eller "neither … nor" (also after a negative, meaning "either … or")
Norwegian Bokmål
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Danish hverken, from Old Norse hvárgi.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adverb
edithverken
References
edit- “hverken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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