Kostgæfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kostgæfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kostgæfa" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

kostgæfa: kostgæfa, v. (fð) 1) gjøre sig Umage for noget, lade noget være sig magtpaalig-gende; skyldi því hverr maðr þat kost-gæfa, meðan hann lifði, at leifa þánökkura hluti eptir sik &c. Kgs. 80&vl 2; neytir hann þá afls ok kost-gæfir með kappi undanróðrinn Flat.I, 30619; kostgæfði með mikilli góð-fýsi vára nauðsyn Flat. II, 9117; hvíkostgæfir þú þetta svá mjök at faraeigi til kirkju Mar. 15119; m. Inf. =kosta m. Inf.: Þ. kostgæfði svá mjökat hjalpa föruneyti sínu, at - Fm.VI, 3113 jvf Flat. I, 20619; Bp. I,421; Heilag. II, 35919; Barl. 7638; efek vil kostgæfa á at stunda &c. Barl. 76 &vl ogsaa kostgæfast m. Inf. Hei-lag. II, 35911; jvf HE. I, 24910 (DI. I, 26210); kostgæfast til m. Inf. (jvf kosta sér) Barl. 7629.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚮᛋᛏᚵᛅᚠᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

c.: Capitel.

f.: Feminin.

Inf.: Infinitv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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