See also: kǫstr

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kustuz (trial, choice), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (taste), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-. Compare with Latin gustus.

Noun

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kostr m (genitive kostar, plural kostir)

  1. choice, alternative
    mun ek engan kost á gøra
    I will give no choice in the matter
  2. choice, terms
    hugsat hefi ek kostinn
    I have thought over the terms
  3. choice, chance, opportunity
  4. match
  5. state, condition
  6. cost, expense
  7. means, victuals, provisions
  8. food
  9. board
  10. stores, goods
  11. good quality, good things
    segja kost ok lǫst á einhverju
    to tell both the good and the bad of something
  12. virtue

Declension

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Antonyms

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  • lǫstr (antonym(s) of virtue):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: kostur
  • Faroese: kostur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kost
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kost
  • Old Swedish: koster, kuster
  • Danish: kost
  • Old English: cost

References

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  • kostr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press