ræswa

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rēswô (counsellor), from Proto-Germanic *raisa-, *raþja-, *raid-a- (account, explanation), from Proto-Germanic *rē-, *rai-, *rī- (to count, talk), from Proto-Indo-European *(a)rēy-, *rei- (to regulate, reason, count). Cognate with Old Norse ræsir (leader, chief, king, prince), Old English rǣswan (to consider, conjecture).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈræːzwɑ/

Noun

rǣswa m

  1. (poetic) counsellor
  2. (poetic) leader, chief, king

Descendants

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