ræswan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rēswaną (“to think, reckon, calculate”), from Proto-Germanic *rē-, *rai-, *rī- (“to count, talk”), from Proto-Indo-European *rei- (“to reason, count”). Related to Old English rǣs (“counsel, deliberation”), Old High German reda, redī (“account, speech, reply, story”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐍉 (raþjo, “account, number, explanation”), Old English rīm (“number, calculation”). More at rhyme.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈræːzwɑn/

Verb

rǣswan

  1. to think, consider
  2. to suppose, suspect, conjecture

Synonyms

Noun

rǣswan

  1. Oblique form of rǣswa
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