English

Noun

eller ‎(plural ellers)

1. Obsolete form of alder.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

Conjunction

eller

1. or

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

Conjunction

eller

1. or

   Hun er litt rar, eller hva?‎ ― She's a bit odd, or what?

   Knask eller knep?‎ ― Trick or treat?

   Jeg veit ikke om han er dum eller frekk.‎ ― I don't know if he's stupid or rude.

   Organisasjonen er usikker på om det er en god idé eller ikke.‎ ― The organisation is unsure as to whether it's a good idea or not.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

Conjunction

eller

1. or

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ælla, ællar, from Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ályos.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

eller

1. or
2. nor

   Han sade varken ja eller nej.‎

   He said neither yes nor no.