Kostan
Old Norse Dictionary - kostan
Meaning of Old Norse word "kostan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kostan
- f. cost, pains; leggja kostan ok stund á e-t, Fms. x. 395: temptation, k. fjandans, Hom. 33, 158.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛋᛏᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)