Kost-gæfi
Old Norse Dictionary - kost-gæfi
Meaning of Old Norse word "kost-gæfi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kost-gæfi can mean:kost-gæfi
- kost-gæfi
- n. and f. painstaking, care:
- kost-gæfi
- α. neut., allt k., Hom. 49; með miklu k., with mickle pains, Fms. x. 277; með öllu k., with all diligence, 656 A. i. 17, Fms. i. 260, Bs. i. 38, Al. 163, Stj. 595.
- kost-gæfi
- β. fem., sakir kostgæfi þeirrar, Bs. i. 166.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛋᛏ-ᚴᛅᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- neut.
- neuter.
- fem.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)