raþ

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ráð, from Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ (rādaz), Proto-Germanic *rēdaz. Cognate with Old Frisian rēd, Old Saxon rād (Dutch raad ‘advice’), Old High German rāt (German Rat ‘advice’), Danish råd, Swedish råd ‘advice, way out’.

Noun

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raþ n

  1. advice, counsel
  2. council (body of advisors)

Declension

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