hvert

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xʷɛr̥t/
IPA^(key): /kʰvɛr̥t/
Rhymes: -ɛr̥t

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hvart, from hvar (“where”) (whence hvar) + at (“to”) (whence að). The vowel change is probably due to influence from hver (neuter hvert).

Adverb

hvert

whereto, whither

Etymology 2

See hver.

Pronoun

hvert

neuter nominative/accusative singular of hver

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋæʈ/
Homophones: verdt, vert, vært
Rhymes: -æʈ

Pronoun

hvert

neuter singular of hver

Derived terms

Old Norse

Pronoun

hvert

neuter nominative/accusative singular of hverr

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