hvergi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvergi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvɛrcɪ/
Rhymes: -ɛrcɪ

Adverb

hvergi

nowhere

Synonyms

(nowhere): ekki neins staðar, ekki nokkursstaðar

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “nowhere”): alls staðar, allstaðar, út um allt, hvarvetna, á hverju strái

Derived terms

hvergi nærri
hvergi hræddur
sjá hvergi stað

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hwargin, equivalent to hvar (“where”) +‎ -gi (“not, naught”). Cognate with Old English hwerġen, Old Saxon hwergin.

Adverb

hvergi (not comparable)

nowhere
by no means, not at all

Descendants

Icelandic: hvergi

Etymology 2

From hverr +‎ -gi.

Pronoun

hvergi

each, every one
(with relative particle) whosoever

See also

hvárgi

References

“hvergi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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