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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *andaswarōną (“to answer”). Akin to Old Norse andsvar (“answer”), a related noun cognate with Old English andswaru.[1] Compare andswerian.
Pronunciation
Verb
andswarian
- to answer (+dative who is answered) (+accusative what is said)
Þā ne mihton hīe him nān word andswarian.- They were not able to answer him one word.
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Descendants
- Middle English: answeren, ansswer, ansuerie, answaren, answer, answere, answerye, onsware, onswere, ounsweren, unswere, andswaren, andswerien, andsweriȝen, anndswerenn, ondswerie, onswerie, onswerien (Early Middle English) (conflated with andswerian)
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