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

Related terms

• kasta (“to throw”)
• kǫs f (“heap, pile”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: köstur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kòst

References

• köstr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.