Kostigr

Old Norse Dictionary - kostigr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kostigr" in English.

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

kostigr
adj. costly, choice; kostig lönd, fine pasture, Ld. 124; ágætir hagar, kostigir ok loðnir, Stj. 258: chosen, of a person, Hd.; ú-kostigr, mean, common, Fs. 128.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hd.
Hús-drápa. (A. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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