Old Norse Dictionary Entry

And-svar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 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.

2 and-svar

COMPD: andsvaramaðr.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

and-svar

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "and-svar" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Hel.: Heliand.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

View All Sources →