hverken

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish hwærkin, hwærki, from Old Norse hvárki, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk korkje, Swedish varken. The neuter of the Old Norse pronoun hvár(r)gi (“either, neither”), from hvárr (“which (of two)”) +‎ -gi (“no”). The first part goes back to Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz (“which (of two)”), cognate with English whether, German weder (“neither”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛrkən/, [ˈʋaɐ̯ɡ̊ŋ̩] === Adverb === hverken neither always in the combination: hverken … eller "neither … nor" (also after a negative, meaning "either … or") === References === “hverken” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === verken === Etymology === From Danish hverken, from Old Norse hvárgi. === Pronunciation === === Adverb === hverken hverken … eller – neither … nor, (after a negative) either … or === References === “hverken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.