Adverb

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 1

Descendants

• Danish: hvor
• Faroese: hvar
• Icelandic: hvar

• Norwegian (bokmål): hvor
• Norwegian (nynorsk): kvar, kor
• Swedish: var

Etymology 2

Pronoun

• hvar (nominative form uncertain as the word is abbreviated in manuscripts, dative hveim; neuter hvat, dative hví, genitive hves)

1. who

Descendants

• Danish: hvo, hvem, hvad
• Faroese: hvat
• Icelandic: hvað

• Norwegian (bokmål): hvem, hva
• Norwegian (nynorsk): kva
• Swedish: ho, vem, vad