ræswa

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *rēswô m (“counsellor”), compare *rēswō f (“counsel, deliberation”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to arrange; to advise”). Cognate with Old Norse ræsir (“leader, chief, king, prince”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈræːs.wɑ/, [ˈræːz.wɑ]

Noun[edit]

rǣswa m

  1. (poetic) counsellor
  2. (poetic) leader, chief, king

Declension[edit]

Declension of ræswa (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative rǣswa rǣswan
accusative rǣswan rǣswan
genitive rǣswan rǣswena
dative rǣswan rǣswum

Related terms[edit]

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