ræswa

Old English

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈræːs.wɑ/, [ˈræːz.wɑ]

Noun

rǣswa m

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

Declension

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