hvárki

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • hvártki

Etymology

Neuter singular of hvárgi, akin to hvárt +‎ -gi.

Conjunction

hvárki

  1. neither
  2. nor

Usage notes

Often appears in pairs with né or eða.

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvorki
  • Faroese: hvørki
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: korkje
  • Old Danish: hwærki, hwærkin
  • Old Swedish: hvarte

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvárki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 218; also available at the Internet Archive
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