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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kustuz (“trial, choice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (“taste”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-. Compare with Latin gustus.
Noun
kostr m (genitive kostar, plural kostir)
- choice, alternative
mun ek engan kost á gøra- I will give no choice in the matter
- choice, terms
hugsat hefi ek kostinn- I have thought over the terms
- choice, chance, opportunity
- match
- state, condition
- cost, expense
- means, victuals, provisions
- food
- board
- stores, goods
- good quality, good things
segja kost ok lǫst á einhverju- to tell both the good and the bad of something
- virtue
Declension
Declension of kostr (strong u-stem)
Note the irregular lack of umlaut.
Antonyms
- lǫstr (antonym(s) of “virtue”):
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kostr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive