Kostr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kostr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kostr" in English.

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

kostr Old Icelandic word can mean:

kostr: (-ar, pl. -ir, acc. -i or -u), m.

kostr: 1) choice, alternative (hann sá engan sinn kost annan);

kostr: mun ek engan kost á gøra, I will give no choice in the matter;

kostr: 2) choice, terms (hvern kost vili þér nú gøra Ingjaldi);

kostr: hugsat hefi ek kostinn, I have thought over the terms;

kostr: 3) choice, chance, opportunity;

kostr: ~ er e-s, there is a chance (þat er hverjum manni boðit at leita sér lífs, meðan ~ er);

kostr: eiga e-s kost, to have a choice of (eiga slíkra manna kost);

kostr: eiga alls kosti við e-n, to have one altogether in one’s power;

kostr: 4) match (Sigríðr hét dóttir hans ok þótti bezir ~ á Hálogalandi);

kostr: hann spyrr, hverr eigi að ráða fyrir kosti hennar, who was to give her away;

kostr: 5) state, condition;

kostr: sjá fyrir sínum kosti, to take care of oneself;

kostr: síðan lét Símon varðveita kost hennar, look after her affairs;

kostr: 6) cost, expense = kostnaðr (þat skip höfðu bœjarmenn látit gøra af sínum kosti);

kostr: 7) means, victuals, provisions (bauð hann Oddi alla kosti með sér);

kostr: 8) food (þat var siðr at fœra konum þeim kost, er á sæng hvíldu);

kostr: 9) board (þá bauð Ketill fé fyrir kost hennar);

kostr: 10) stores, goods (tvau skip hlaðin vænum kosti);

kostr: 11) good quality, good things;

kostr: segja kost ok löst á e-u, to tell both the good and the bad of a thing;

kostr: fær þú fátt af mér fríðra kosta, thou shalt get little good from me;

kostr: 12) virtue, opp. to löstr;

kostr: 13) adverb. usages:

kostr: þat er til kostar, ef, it is well done, if;

kostr: at þeim kosti, on that condition;

kostr: at öðrum kosti, else, otherwise;

kostr: at síðasta, efsta kosti, in the last instance, last emergency;

kostr: alls kostar, quite, in every respect;

kostr: eigi eins kostar, not very, not peculiarly;

kostr: annars kostar, as for the rest;

kostr: nökkurs kostar, in any wise;

kostr: þess kostar, in this case, thus.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛋᛏᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

e-s: einhvers.

e-u: einhverju.

adverb.: adverbially.

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