ræsir

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

ræsir m (genitive hilmis)

  1. (heiti) chief, king

Derived terms

  • ræsimaðr (“a worthy man”)

Declension

(This word is only attested in the singular)

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