Hvernig

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvernig

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvernig" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hvernig: hvernig, adv. for hvern veg: 1) hvorhen;eigi er allmikit undir þeim mönnum,er guð vill, at deyi, hvat þeim verðrat bana, heldr undir því, hvernig at þeirhverfa eptir banann Leif. 1229. 2) hvor- ledes, paa hvilken Maade, = hversu;hætting mun í þykkja, hvernig tekst(= hvern veg af ræðst Flat. II, 5913)OH. 541; spyrr konungr - hvernig(= hvern veg Flat. II, 19016) guð þeirraværi görr OH. 10813; J. varð við þettaóttafullr ok - ok ifaði, hvernig faramundi (dvs. hvorledes det vilde gaa) Pr.25518. 3) af hvilken Beskaffenhed, =hvernin 2, hversu 3: hvernig er þatkvæði Fm. VI, 36624; hvernig er vörnsú Band. 185.

Part of speech: adv

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᚽᚱᚿᛁᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adv.: Adverbium.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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