kǫstr

See also: kostr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kastuz, from Proto-Indo-European *kas- (“to throw”).

Noun

kǫstr m (genitive kastar)

pile

Declension

Declension of kǫstr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kǫstr	kǫstrinn	kestir	kestirnir
accusative	kǫst	kǫstinn	kǫstu	kǫstuna
dative	kesti	kestinum	kǫstum	kǫstunum
genitive	kastar	kastarins	kasta	kastanna

Related terms

kasta (“to throw”)
kǫs f (“heap, pile”)

Descendants

Icelandic: köstur
Norwegian Nynorsk: kòst

References

köstr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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