kostnaðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From kosta (“to cost”) +‎ -naðr.

Noun

kostnaðr m (genitive kostnaðar, plural kostnaðir)

  1. cost, expense
  2. maintenance, living

Declension

Declension of kostnaðr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kostnaðr kostnaðrinn kostnaðir kostnaðirnir
accusative kostnað kostnaðinn kostnaði kostnaðina
dative kostnaði kostnaðinum kostnuðum kostnuðunum
genitive kostnaðar kostnaðarins kostnaða kostnaðanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kostnaður
  • Faroese: kostnaður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kostnad

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kostnaðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 248; also available at the Internet Archive
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