Kosta

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

kosta Old Icelandic word can mean:

kosta

(að), v.

kosta

1) to try, with gen.;

kosta

~ afls, magns, to try (put forth) one’s strength;

kosta

~ mans, to fall in love;

kosta

B. þurfti alls at ~, B. had to exert all his strength;

kosta

~ kapps, to strive hard;

kosta

2) to exert oneself, strive, with infin. (í því, er hann ~r upp at rísa);

kosta

kostit svá keppa, at Guðrún kløkkvi, do your best to draw tears from G.;

kosta

3) to injure, hurt (bæði var ~t hold hans ok bein);

kosta

impers., þat fall var svá mikit, at ~ði lærlegg hans, that his thigh-bone was hurt;

kosta

4) ~ e-n mikit, lítit, to cost one much, little;

kosta

impers., ~r e-n e-t, it costs one so and so much, with the price in gen. (~r þik þat nökkurs), or acc. (einn riddara ~r átta merkr gulls sinn búnað);

kosta

5) to defray the expenses of (þat boð ~ði Unnr);

kosta

þú hefir ~t oss, thou hast entertained us.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛋᛏᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary
• Old Swedish - K.F Söderwall's Dictionary