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.)
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