hvar

Etymology

From Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

Adverb

hvar (not comparable)

1. where

Etymology

From Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰvaːr/
• IPA^(key): /xʷaːr/

  Rhymes: -aːr

Adverb

hvar (not comparable)

1. where (of location)

   Hvar áttu heima?

   Where do you live?

   Hvar er hann niðurkominn?

   What’s become of him?

   Hvar í ósköpunum varstu, Óskar?

   Where in heaven’s name were you, Óskar?

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), formed with a locative suffix from the stem of *hwaz (“who”). Cognate with Old English hwær, Old Frisian hwēr, Old Saxon hwar, Old Dutch war, wara, Old High German war, Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐍂 (hwar).

Adverb

hvar (not comparable)

1. where

References

• hvar in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Adverb

hvar

1. Obsolete spelling of var

Conjunction

hvar

1. Obsolete spelling of var