hverken

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hwærkin, hwærki, from Old Norse hvárki, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk korkje, Swedish varken. The neuter of the Old Norse pronoun hvár(r)gi (“either, neither”), from hvárr (“which (of two)”) +‎ -gi (“no”). The first part goes back to Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz (“which (of two)”), cognate with English whether, German weder (“neither”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛrkən/, [ˈʋaɐ̯ɡ̊ŋ̩]

Adverb

hverken

1. neither

   always in the combination: hverken … eller "neither … nor" (also after a negative, meaning "either … or")

References

• “hverken” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• verken

Etymology

From Danish hverken, from Old Norse hvárgi.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

hverken

1. hverken … eller – neither … nor, (after a negative) either … or

References

• “hverken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.