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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hvar (“where”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
hvor
- where
- how (to what degree; modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
Derived terms
References
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hvárr (“each of two, which of two”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hvor
- (interrogative) which (of two)
- (relative) which, whichever (of two)
- (indefinite) each (of two)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- hvor in Hólmarsson et al.: Íslensk-ensk orðabók. 1989.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish hvor, from Old Norse hvar.
Pronunciation
Adverb
hvor
- where
- how
References
- “hvor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.