hverr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From the same Proto-Germanic source as Old English hwer and Old High German wer. Ultimately from the same root as Irish coire (“kettle, cauldron”), Welsh pair, Sanskrit चरू (carú), Russian чара (čara, “bowl”).

Noun

hverr m

1. cauldron, boiler
2. hot spring

Descendants

• Icelandic: hver m

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz (“who (of many)”), whence also Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (hwarjis).

Pronoun

hverr

1. who, which (of many)
2. each, every

Descendants

Danish: hver Faroese: hvør Icelandic: hver, hvör, hvur

Norwegian (bokmål): hver Norwegian (nynorsk): kvar, kven Swedish: var, varje