costen
English
Etymology
From Middle English costnien, from Old English costnian, subsidiary form of Old English costian (“to tempt, try, prove, examine”), from Proto-Germanic *kustōną (“to try, taste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to enjoy, taste”). Cognate with German kosten (“to taste”). More at choose.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɒ.sən/
Verb
costen (third-person singular simple present costens, present participle costening, simple past and past participle costened)
- (transitive, obsolete) To try; tempt.
Derived terms
- costning
Anagrams
- Contés, Tecson, c notes, c-notes, centos, socnet
Catalan
Verb
costen
- third-person plural present indicative form of costar