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er.

which

2 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

pron[ɛr][ˈɛːr]

  1. which

    relative
    Maður er sá, er Jón heitir.
    Konan, er hann var að tala við.

  2. in relations with a demonstrative pronoun (this, that, these) or personal pronoun (I, we, they), which represents the genitive of a relative pronoun

    archaic
    Það er sú bók, er menn þekkja eigi höfund hennar.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse er, from Proto-Germanic *iz (“he”), from Proto-Indo-European *ís (“he, that”).

conj[ɛr][ˈɛːr]

  1. of a place, of a time

    Þar er ég kom.
    Þá er myndin var búin.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse er, from Proto-Germanic *iz (“he”), from Proto-Indo-European *ís (“he, that”).

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