koseyrir

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Old Norse

Etymology

From kos +‎ eyrir (money). The first part probably related to kjósa.

Noun

koseyrir m (genitive koseyris, plural kosaurar)

  1. choice things

Declension

Declension of koseyrir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative koseyrir koseyririnn kosaurar kosaurarnir
accusative koseyri koseyrinn kosaura kosaurana
dative koseyri koseyrinum kosaurum kosaurunum
genitive koseyris koseyrisins kosaura kosauranna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “koseyrir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive