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COSTIAN

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed
Wright's OE grammar
§536;
To tempt, try, prove; probare, tentare.
v. trans. gen. acc.
with the genitive; cum genitivo
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  • Ðæs rinces se ríca ongan cyning costigan

    the powerful king began to tempt the chief

    • Cd. 137
      • ;
    • Th. 172 18
      • ;
    • Gen. 2846.

  • Ðú mín costadest, Drihten

    Domine, probasti me

    • Ps. Th. 138, 1.

  • He mín costode

    he tried me

    • Beo. Th. 4175
      • ;
    • B. 2084.

  • Úre costade, God

    probasti nos, Deus,

    • Ps. Th. 65, 9.

  • Costodon mín

    tentaverunt me

    • Ps. Spl. C. M. 94, 8.

  • Hí Godes costodon [MS. Costodan]

    tentaverunt Deum

    • Ps. Th. 77, 41.

  • Hí on wéstenne heora Godes costedon [MS. costedan]

    tentaverunt Deum in inaquoso

    • 105, 12, 31.

  • Costa mín, God

    proba me, Deus

    • 138, 20.
with the accusative; cum accusativo
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  • He ðæt folc costian lét

    he let [them] try the people,

    • Ors. 6, 3
      • ;
    • Bos. 118, 6.

  • He costode cyning alwihta

    he tempted the king of all creatures

    • Cd. 228
      • ;
    • Th. 306, 28
      • ;
    • Sat. 671
      • ;
    • Homl. Blíck. 29, 24, 34.

  • Hí costodon God

    tentaverunt Deum

    • Ps. Spl. 105, 14
      • ;
    • Mt. Bos. 16, 1.

  • Ne costa ðú ðínne Drihten God

    tempt not the Lord thy God

    • Homl. Blick. 29, 33
      • ;
    • Ps. Spl. C. T. 25, 2.
v. intrans
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  • Ðonne bryne costaþ hú gehealdne sind sáwle wið synnum

    when the burning proveth how abstinent are souls from sins

    • Exon. 23b
      • ;
    • Th. 65, 24
      • ;
    • Cri. 1059.

  • Feówertig daga he wæs fram deófle costod

    diebus quadraginta tentabatur a diabolo

    • Lk. Bos. 4, 2
      • ;
    • Homl. Blick. 29, 14.
Etymology
Laym. i-costned, pp. proved, tried
O. Sax. kostón to try, tempt
Ger. kosten to taste, try by tasting; tentare, gustare
O. H. Ger. kostón tentare
Goth. kausyan to taste:
Icel. kosta to try, tempt
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Derived forms
fore-costian, ge-.
Linked entries
v.  costigan costnian.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “COSTIAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/6610.

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