And-svar

Old Norse Dictionary - and-svar

Meaning of Old Norse word "and-svar" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

and-svar Old Norse word can mean:

and-svar: and annsvar, n. [A. S. andsvaru; Hel. uses andvordi and andvordian = respondere; Ulf. andavaurd], an ‘answer,’ response, but in old writers esp. a decision; vera skjótr í andsvörum, prompt in deciding, FmS. i. 277; sagðist til hans hafa vikit um ansvarit, put the case under his decision, vi. 354; munu vit tala fleira áðr ek veita því andsvör, before I decide, Ld. 80; in n. G. l. i. 86 it seems to mean protest, intervention: used of the echo in Al. 35.

and-svar: COMPD: andsvaramaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᛏ-ᛋᚢᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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