antworde

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch andworde, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdiją.

Noun

antworde f or n

1. answer
2. affirmation
3. accountability (in the sense of "answer to")

Inflection

Weak feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	antworde	antworden
accusative	antworde	antworden
genitive	antworde, antworden	antworden
dative	antworde, antworden	antworden

Weak neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	antworde	antworden
accusative	antworde	antworden
genitive	antworden	antworden
dative	antworde	antworden

Alternative forms

• antwōorde

Descendants

• Dutch: antwoord
• Limburgish: antjwaord, antjwaordj

Further reading

• “antwerde”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “antwoorde (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page antwoorde