kǫs

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kasō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ǵ-es- (to throw).

Noun

kǫs f (genitive kasar, plural kasir)

  1. heap, pile

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kös
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kòs

References

  • kös in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.