Costnian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Costnian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: trans. gen. acc. To tempt;

Definitions

1 costnian

part. costnigende; p. ode; pp. od; tentare :-- Hyne costnigende tentantes eum, Mt. Bos. 19, 3. Ic hys costnode I tempted him, Nicod. 26; Thw. 14, 15. Costnodon me tentaverunt me, Num. 14, 22: Ps. Lamb. 94, 9. Afanda me Drihten, and costna me proba me Domine, et tenta me, Ps. Spl. 25, 2. Ne costna ðú Drihten dínne God non tentabis Dominum Deum tuum, Mt. Bos. 4, 7: Lk. Bos. 4, 12.

Runic Inscription

ᚳᚩᛋᛏᚾᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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