Old English · noun
ræswa
Normalised rǣswa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈræːs.wɑ/[ˈræːz.wɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈræːs · wɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- counsellor
Meaning
-
counsellor
-
leader, chief, king
Declension
All forms (4)
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”).
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