English Explanatory Dictionary

costen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To try; tempt.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒ.sən/

Word forms

costen costens costening costened

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.

Related words

cost costning
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