andswarian
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *andaswarōną (“to answer”). Akin to Old Norse andsvar (“answer”), a related noun cognate with Old English andswaru.[1] Compare andswerian.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
andswarian
- to answer
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of andswarian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | andswarian | andswarienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | andswariġe | andswarode |
| second person singular | andswarast | andswarodest |
| third person singular | andswaraþ | andswarode |
| plural | andswariaþ | andswarodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | andswariġe | andswarode |
| plural | andswariġen | andswaroden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | andswara | |
| plural | andswariaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| andswariende | andswarod | |
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle English: answeren, ansswer, ansuerie, answaren, answer, answere, answerye, onsware, onswere, ounsweren, unswere; andswaren, andswerien, andsweriȝen, anndswerenn, ondswerie, onswerie, onswerien (conflated with andswerian)
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “answer”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.