andswaru

Old English

Alternative forms

answare, andsƿaru

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *andaswarō. Equivalent to and- +‎ swaru.

Noun

andswaru f

answer
- Cynewulf's Elene
  Secgas ne gældon syððan andsware edre gehyrdon, æðelinges word.
  
  Nor did the warriors tarry when they heard the answer, the word of their lord.

Descendants

Middle English: andsware, answere, answar, answer
- English: answer

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