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

1. whereto, whither

Etymology 2

See hver.

Pronoun

hvert

1. 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

1. neuter singular of hver

Derived terms

• annethvert
• etter hvert

Old Norse

Pronoun

hvert

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of hverr