ræswa

Old English

Alternative forms

rǣsƿa

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rēswô (“counsellor”), from Proto-Germanic *raisa-, *raþja-, *raid-a- (“account, explanation”), from Proto-Germanic *rē-, *rai-, *rī- (“to count, talk”), from Proto-Indo-European *(a)rēy-, *rei- (“to regulate, reason, count”). Cognate with Old Norse ræsir (“leader, chief, king, prince”), Old English rǣswan (“to consider, conjecture”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈræːzwɑ/

Noun

rǣswa m

(poetic) counsellor
(poetic) leader, chief, king

Descendants

Declension of ræswa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	rǣswa	rǣswan
accusative	rǣswan	rǣswan
genitive	rǣswan	rǣswena
dative	rǣswan	rǣswum

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