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And-svara

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2 definitions

1 and-svara

and annsvara, að, to answer; þá annsvarar konungrinn, Fms. xi. 56, rare, and in a more formal sense than the simple verb svara.

2 and-svara

β. answer, to be responsible for; sem ek vil a. fyrir Guði, as I will answer before God, Gþl. 66; v. anza or ansa.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

and-svara

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp
especially.
l.
Linnæus.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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