eller

English

Noun

eller (plural ellers)

1. Obsolete form of alder.

---

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

Conjunction

eller

1. or

---

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

Conjunction

eller

1. or

   Hun er litt rar, eller hva? ― She's a bit odd, or what?

   Knask eller knep? ― Trick or treat?

   Jeg veit ikke om han er dum eller frekk. ― I don't know if he's stupid or rude.

   Organisasjonen er usikker på om det er en god idé eller ikke. ― The organisation is unsure as to whether it's a good idea or not.

---

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlːɛr/

Conjunction

eller

1. or

References

• “eller” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

---

Swedish

Alternative forms

• elr, lr (text messaging)

Etymology

From Old Swedish ælla, ællar, from Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɛr/, [ˈɛlːær]

• audio:

  (file)

Conjunction

eller

1. or
2. nor

   Han sade varken ja eller nej.

   He said neither yes nor no.

References

• eller in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• eller in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• reell