kostær

Old Danish

Alternative forms

• kost (Jutlandic)

Etymology

From Old Norse kostr, from Proto-Germanic *kustuz (“trial, choice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (“taste”).

Noun

kostær m (genitive kostar, plural kostir)

1. (Scania) property
   • c. 1210, "Uarþær annærs manz", Scanian Law, chapter 136.

     Uarþær annærs manz fæ stolæt ællær kostær hans […]

     If a man's livestock or property is stolen […]

Descendants

• Danish: koster (plurale tantum)