ansvar

From Old Norse andsvar, from Proto-Germanic *andaswarō, cognate with English answer. A compound of *anda- (“against”) +‎ *swarō (“solemn statement”).

• IPA^(key): /ansvaːˀr/, [ˈanˌsʋ̥ɑˀ]

ansvar n (singular definite ansvaret, plural indefinite ansvar)

1. responsibility (the state of being responsible)
2. liability (an obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone)
3. blame

• ansvarlig

• “ansvar” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “ansvar” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.

ansvar n (definite singular ansvaret, indefinite plural ansvar, definite plural ansvara or ansvarene)

1. responsibility
2. (economy) liability
3. blame

• ansvarlig

• “ansvar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.

ansvar n (definite singular ansvaret, indefinite plural ansvar, definite plural ansvara)

1. responsibility
2. (economy) liability
3. blame

• “ansvar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.

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ansvar n

1. responsibility (the state of being responsible)
2. responsibility; a duty or obligation

• Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.

• ansvara
• ansvarsfull
• ansvarslös
• ansvarsförsäkring

• ansvar in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

• svanar, varans, varnas