"ansa" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

IPA: /ˈansa/ Forms: ansaði [indicative, past, singular, third-person], ansað [supine], anza [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ansa Etymology: From Old Norse anza. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|anza}} Old Norse anza Head templates: {{head|is|verb|weak verb||third-person singular past indicative|ansaði||{{{22}}}|supine|ansað||{{{33}}}|cat2=weak verbs|head=}} ansa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ansaði, supine ansað), {{is-verb-weak|ansaði|ansað}} ansa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ansaði, supine ansað)
  1. to answer, to reply Tags: weak Synonyms: svara
    Sense id: en-ansa-is-verb-4CGpjhcY
  2. to pay heed to Tags: weak Synonyms: gegna, sinna
    Sense id: en-ansa-is-verb-v92mLm0F Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ans

Alternative forms

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        },
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          "word": "sinna"
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