kost

Danish

[ˈkʰʌsd̥], [ˈkʰɔsd̥]

noun
Definitions
  • food (any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life)
  • diet (food a person or animal consumes, habitual consumption)
  • board (regular meals or the amount paid for them in a place of lodging)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse kostr (chance, choice, opportunity, quality, value, state, terms, choose, condition) derived from Middle Low German kost (meal, food) derived from German Kosten (cost).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Kosten

Gloss

cost

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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