andsvar

Old Norse

Alternative forms

annsvar

Etymology

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

Noun

andsvar n

answer, reply, decision

Declension

Declension of andsvar (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
neuter	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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