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/
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