kosning

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kosning, related to kjósa (“elect, choose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔstniŋk/

  Rhymes: -ɔstniŋk

Noun

kosning f (genitive singular kosningar, nominative plural kosningar)

1. (often plural only) election

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• kosningr m

Etymology

From kjósa (“choose”). +‎ -ing.

Noun

kosning f (genitive kosningar, dative kosningu)

1. election

Declension

  Declension of kosning (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kosning	kosningin	kosningar	kosningarnar
accusative	kosning	kosningina	kosningar	kosningarnar
dative	kosningu	kosningunni	kosningum	kosningunum
genitive	kosningar	kosningarinnar	kosninga	kosninganna

References

• “kosning”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press