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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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