kǫstr

See also: kostr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kastuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ǵ-es- (“to throw”).

Noun

kǫstr m (genitive kastar)

  1. pile

Declension

Declension of kǫstr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kǫstr kǫstrinn kestir kestirnir
accusative kǫst kǫstinn kǫstu kǫstuna
dative kesti kestinum kǫstum kǫstunum
genitive kastar kastarins kasta kastanna
  • kasta (“to throw”)
  • kǫs f (“heap, pile”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: köstur
  • Faroese: køstur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kòst

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “köstr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 257; also available at the Internet Archive
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