andsvar

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *andaswarō f. Corresponds to and- +‎ svar.

Noun

andsvar n

  1. answer, reply, decision

Declension

  Declension of andsvar (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative andsvar andsvarit andsvǫr andsvǫrin
accusative andsvar andsvarit andsvǫr andsvǫrin
dative andsvari andsvarinu andsvǫrum andsvǫrunum
genitive andsvars andsvarsins andsvara andsvaranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: andsvar, ans
  • Faroese: andsvar
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ansvar
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ansvar
  • Swedish: ansvar
  • Danish: ansvar

References

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