Dictionary:hvar

Nynorn

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hvárr, hvarr, hverr. Compare Norwegian (Nynorsk) kvar

Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

*hwar, pron. indef., every, each, any. Noted down in Fo. in the forms *kwara [kwāra, kwara] and *kwart [kwa‘rt]: a) kwara, which is a dat. sing. form in masc., in the phrase “a kwara hala”, on each tail, see Introd., Fragments, nursery rhymes; b) kwart, which is an acc. sing. form in neut., reported in the phrase “flitin [flitɩn] uppo kwart ura [ūra]”, of sheep: roaming about on every hill-top (from hill-top to hill-top in the out-field): *uppá hvert øyra? — O.N. hvarr = hverr, as a pron. indef., every, each, any.

Pronunciation

IPA:

Indefinite pronoun

hvar (feminine hvar, neuter hvart)

1. (infinite) every, each, any

   Jarden bar gras, jurter, sen guvu fro, hvara eftir sinu kyni, og tre, sen buru frukt veð froi i, hvart efter sinu slagi. Og Goð så, at dað var goitt;

   The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed [each] according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Declension

Singular	m	f	n
Nominative	hvar	hvar	hvart

Derived terms

• annehvar

Interrogative pronoun

hvar (feminine hvar, neuter hvat)

1. (interrogative) who, what, which (of many)

Declension

Singular	m	f	n
Nominative	hvar	hvar	hvat
Accusative	hvarn	hvara	hvat
Dative	hvaron	hvarari	hvari
Genitive	hvars	hvarrar	hvars
Plural	m	f	n
Nominative	hvarer	hvarar	hvar
Accusative	hvara	hvarar	hvar
Dative	hvaron
Genitive	hvarra

Sources and notes

• Above declension table is given in the Nynorn Grammar for the indefinite pronoun, which might have different forms in the neuter (as per example and comparison with Icelandic and Faroese)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hvar

Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

hwar [hwār], adv. 1) interrogative: where; also whither. 2) rel.: where, (there) where, (to) where. — h. till, h. tø [‘to’], a) whither, where; b) for what, to what purpose, why (Nm.). On. Wests., etc.: kwar [kwār]. — O.N. hvar, adv., where, whither.

Interrogative pronoun

hvar

1. where

   Synonym: hvarna

2. where ... (to), whereto, whither

   Synonyms: hvagar, hvartil

Sources and notes

• Meaning 1 based on Jakobsen and the Nynorn Dictionary (not mentioned in Tutorial); synonym hvarna for where based on Nynorn Tutorial (Lesson Eight)
• Meaning 2 based on Jakobsen and the Nynorn Dictionary (not mentioned in Tutorial); synonyms hvagar, hvartil for whither based on Nynorn Tutorial (Lesson Eight)
• Jakobsen does not mention hvarna (hwarna, kwarna) from the Kwarna farna sample, compare Westrobothnian hvarna < ON hvaðan af 'where from')

To do

• Add use as relative pronoun (official material should mention somewhere that all interrogative pronouns except ner are equivalent to their relative pronouns)
• Add meaning "why; what for" if confirmed to exist in Nynorn