And-svara

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

And-svara

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚾᛏ-ᛋᚢᛅᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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