andsvar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse andsvar.

Noun

andsvar n (genitive singular andsvars, nominative plural andsvör)

  1. answer

Declension

Declension of andsvar (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative andsvar andsvarið andsvör andsvörin
accusative andsvar andsvarið andsvör andsvörin
dative andsvari andsvarinu andsvörum andsvörunum
genitive andsvars andsvarsins andsvara andsvaranna

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

andsvar n (definite singular andsvaret, indefinite plural andsvar, definite plural andsvari)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of ansvar

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • annsvar

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *andaswarō f. Corresponds to and- +‎ svar.

Noun

andsvar n (genitive andsvars, plural andsvǫr)

  1. answer, reply, decision

Declension

Declension of andsvar (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative andsvar andsvarit andsvǫr andsvǫrin
accusative andsvar andsvarit andsvǫr andsvǫrin
dative andsvari andsvarinu andsvǫrum andsvǫrunum
genitive andsvars andsvarsins andsvara andsvaranna

Descendants

  • Danish: ansvar
  • Faroese: andsvar
  • Icelandic: andsvar, ans
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ansvar
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ansvar
  • Old Swedish: andsvar

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “andsvar”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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