answere

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English

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Noun

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answere (plural answeres)

  1. Obsolete spelling of answer.

Verb

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answere (third-person singular simple present answeres, present participle answering, simple past and past participle answered)

  1. Obsolete spelling of answer.

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English andswaru, from Proto-West Germanic *andaswaru, from Proto-Germanic *andaswarō; equivalent to and- +‎ sware. The second-syllable vocalism is presumably from the verb answeren; for the pronunciation with /au̯/, see Caunterbury.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈan(d)ˌswɛːr(ə)/, /ˈan(d)ˌswæːr(ə)/, /ˈan(d)ˌswaːr(ə)/, /ˈau̯n-/

Noun

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answere (plural answers)

  1. A response to a query or questioning; an answering.
  2. The answer for a problem or challenge; a solving.
  3. A decision or response coming from a deity or divinity.
  4. A legal defence or the privilege of being able to mount one.
  5. (rare) A reply to a point; a counterpoint or countering.
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Descendants
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  • English: answer
  • Scots: answer, answere
References
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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answere

  1. Alternative form of answeren