Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hvernig

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 hvernig

qs. hvernveg, [see hverr], interrog. direct and indirect; the forms vary, hverneg or hvernig, Eg. 19 A, 106, 123, 292, 394, Hkr. i. 170, 287, Korm. 130, 148, Glúm. 327, Band. 18 new Ed., passim: hvernog or hvernug, Orkn. 83 (v. 1.), Hkr. i. 120, 347, Al. 63, 65, and passim in old MSS.: the mod. form is hvernin, proncd. hvurinn or kvurninn, qs. hvernveginn, from vegr with the article, which form is also now and then found in old MSS., Fs. 105 (MS. Arna-Magn. 132), Bs. Hungrv. passim, as also later MSS.:—how? in what way? the references passim.

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Runic Inscription

hvernig

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hvernig" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
neg: negative, negatively.
proncd.: pronounced.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Arna-Magn.: Arna-Magnacanus.
Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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