hverken

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Danish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /vɛrkən/, [ˈʋaɐ̯ɡ̊ŋ̩]

Adverb

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hverken

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Danish hverken, from Old Norse hvárgi.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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hverken

  1. hverken … ellerneithernor, (after a negative) eitheror

References

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