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Ann-kostr

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1 ann-kostr

m., also spelt öndkostr and önnkostr [önn], used only in the adverbial phrase, fyrir annkost (önn-önd-kost), wilfully, on purpose, Fms. viii. 367; en þó hafa ek fyrir önnkost (on purpose) svá ritað, Skálda 164; en þat er illvirki, er maðr vill spilla fé manna fyrir ö., Grág. i. 5, 130, 416, ii. 93, 94.
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Runic Inscription

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ann-kostr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ann-kostr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)

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