hver.
who, what
Meaning & usage
who, what
Hver er ég?
Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?
which (referring to one or several of more than two things or persons)
Hver þeirra finnst þér bestur, hvíti, græni eða appelsínuguli bíllinn?
what, which part (referring to part of a mass or group of things or people considered collectively)
Við verðum að ákveða hvað af landinu við viljum vernda fyrir snjóflóð.
whichever (of more than two things or persons)
Hver sem ég talaði við í dag var í góðu skapi.
whatever
Hvað sem ég reyndi, það tókst ekki.
who, which, that (used in the forming of relative clauses)
each, every
Besta rúgbrauðið kemur frá Hveragerði. Það veit hver íslendingur.
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse hverr (from Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz) and *hver (from Proto-Germanic *hwaz), which were conflated in late Old Norse. Most of the inflected forms of *hwaz have since become obsolete, and what remains in form is essentially the descendant of *hwarjaz, but with an extra form for the neuter nominative and accusative singular: hvað from Old Norse hvat.
hot spring
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse hverr, from Proto-Germanic *hweraz.
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