Kost-gæfa

Old Norse Dictionary - kost-gæfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "kost-gæfa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

kost-gæfa Old Norse word can mean:

kost-gæfa: ð, to push on with a thing; kostgæfa eptirförna, to pursue hard, Ísl. ii. 360; k. undanróðrinn, Fb. i. 396; k. e-s nauðsyn, ii. 91.

kost-gæfa: 2. to strive, take pains, with infin.; k. at fremja, Bs. i. 42, Magn. 468, Fms. i. 184, vii. 31, Eb. 39 new Ed.:—reflex., H. E. i. 249, Barl. 78.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛋᛏ-ᚴᛅᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

infin.: infinitive.

n.: neuter.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

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