kosta að v
1.
to try, with gen; k afls, magns, to try (put forth) one's strength; k mans, to fall in love; strength; k mans, to fall in love; B þurfti alls at k, B had to exert all his strength; k kapps, to strive hard;
2.
to exert oneself, strive, with infin (í því, er hann kostar upp at rísa); kostit svá keppa, at Guðrún kløkkvi, do your best to draw tears from G;
3.
to injure, hurt (bæði var kostat hold hans ok bein); impers, þat fall var svá mikit, at kostaði lærlegg hans, that his thigh-bone was hurt;
4.
k e-n mikit, lítit, to cost one much, little; impers, kostar e-n e-t, it costs one so and so much, with the price in gen (kostar þik þat nökkurs), or acc (einn riddara kostar átta merkr gulls sinn búnað);
5.
to defray the expenses of (þat boð kostaði Unnr); þú hefir kostat oss, thou hast entertained us
