kostur

Icelandic

[ˈkʰɔstʏr]

noun
Definitions
  • choice, alternative choice or possibility
  • an opportunity or a chance
  • terms or conditions
  • a good quality, advantage, virtue, merit
  • (rare) board, food

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse kostr (chance, choice, opportunity, quality, value, state, terms, choose, condition) derived from Proto-Germanic *kustuz (choice, trial) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus (taste, enjoy), *ǵews- (choose, taste, enjoy, try).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵews-

Gloss

choose, taste, enjoy, try

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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