Ann-kostr
Old Norse Dictionary - ann-kostr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ann-kostr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᚾ-ᚴᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)