svare

• IPA^(key): /svaːrə/, [ˈsʋ̥ɑːɑ]

From Old Norse svara (“to answer”), from Proto-Germanic *swarōną, cognate with Norwegian svare, Swedish svara, Middle English swaren. Derived form the noun *swarō (“solemn statement”).

svare (past tense svarede, past participle svaret)

1. to answer, reply, respond (give a reply to a question; with a noun phrase or a noun clause as its object, with or without an indirect object)
2. to retort (give a sharp respond to a remark)
3. to respond, counter (act in return)
4. to correspond (be similar, with the preposition til)
5. to pay

• spørge

• “svare” in Den Danske Ordbog

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

svare

1. definite singular of svar
2. plural of svar

From Old Norse svara.

svare (imperative svar, present tense svarer, passive svares, simple past svarte, past participle svart, present participle svarende)

1. to reply, answer

• besvare
• tilsvare

• svar (noun)

• “svare” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

svare (present tense svarar or svarer, past tense svara or svarte, past participle svara or svart, present participle svarande, imperative svar)

1. alternative form of svara

svare (Cyrillic spelling сваре)

1. third-person plural present of svariti