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

Derived terms
  • costere
  • costiġend
  • costung
  • forecostian
  • ġecostian
  • cost (“tried, proven”, adjective)
  • cost (“choice, possibility; manner, condition”, noun)
  • ġecost

Descendants
  • Middle English: costnen, costnien
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