Kost-gæfi

Old Norse Dictionary - kost-gæfi

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

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

kost-gæfi Old Norse word can mean:

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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