kostr

See also: kǫstr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

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
  Declension of kostr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kostr kostrinn kostir kostirnir
accusative kost kostinn kosti, kostu kostina, kostuna
dative kosti kostinum kostum kostunum
genitive kostar kostarins kosta kostanna
Note the irregular lack of umlaut.

Antonyms
  • lǫstr (antonym(s) of “virtue”):

Derived terms

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

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