koseyrir
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kos + eyrir (“money”). The first part probably related to kjósa.
Noun
[edit]koseyrir m (genitive koseyris, plural kosaurar)
Declension
[edit] Declension of koseyrir (strong ija-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | koseyrir | koseyririnn | kosaurar | kosaurarnir |
| accusative | koseyri | koseyrinn | kosaura | kosaurana |
| dative | koseyri | koseyrinum | kosaurum | kosaurunum |
| genitive | koseyris | koseyrisins | kosaura | kosauranna |
Further reading
[edit]- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “koseyrir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive