ræsir

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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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

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ræsir m (genitive ræsis)

  1. (heiti) chief, king

Declension

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(This word is only attested in the singular)

Derived terms

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