And-svara
Old Norse Dictionary - and-svara
Meaning of Old Norse word "and-svara"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word and-svara can mean:and-svara
- 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.
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᛏ-ᛋᚢᛅᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)