Önn-kostr
Old Norse Dictionary - önn-kostr
Meaning of Old Norse word "önn-kostr" (or ǫnn-kostr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- önn-kostr (ǫnn-kostr)
- ann-kostr, also önd-kostr, m., in the phrase, fyrir önd-kost, intentionally, purposely, as a law phrase; hann sigldi skipi sínn á sker fyrir annkost, ok vildi brjóta (andkost, öndkost, v. l.), he ran the ship on shore purposely, Fms. viii. 367; er þó hafa ek fyrir önnkost svá ritið, Skálda 164; ef menn troðask svá mjök at lögréttu fyrir önd-kost (wantonly) eðr göra þar hrang eðr háreysti, Grág. i. 5; spilla fé manna fyrir önnkost ok fyrir illgirni sakar, 131; göra skaða fyrir önd-kost, þá varðar skóggang, 416.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, önn-kostr may be more accurately written as ǫnn-kostr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᚾ-ᚴᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)