costian

Old English

Alternative forms

• costiġan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kostōn, from Proto-Germanic *kustōną. Akin to Old Saxon kostōn (“to try, tempt”), Old High German kostōn (“to taste, test, try by tasting”) (German kosten), Icelandic kosta (“to try, tempt”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan, “to taste”), Old English cost (“option, possibility; manner, condition”), Old English cystan (“to spend, get the value of, procure”), Old English cyst (“proof, test, trial; choice”), ċēosan (“to choose”). More at choose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkos.ti.ɑn/

Verb

costian

1. try, tempt
2. prove
3. examine

Conjugation

Conjugation of costian (weak class 2)

infinitive	costian	costienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	costiġe	costode
second person singular	costast	costodest
third person singular	costaþ	costode
plural	costiaþ	costodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	costiġe	costode
plural	costiġen	costoden
imperative
singular	costa
plural	costiaþ
participle	present	past
	costiende	(ġe)costod

Synonyms

• costnian

Derived terms

• costere
• costiġend
• costung
• forecostian
• ġecostian

Related terms

• cost (“tried, proven”, adjective)
• cost (“choice, possibility; manner, condition”, noun)
• ġecost

Descendants

• Middle English: costnen, costnien
  • English: costen