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costen

/ˈkɒ.sən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
costen
IPA
/ˈkɒ.sən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To try; tempt.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English costnien, from Old English costnian, subsidiary form of Old English costian (“to tempt, try, prove, examine”), from Proto-Germanic *kustōną (“to try, taste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to enjoy, taste”). Cognate with German kosten (“to taste”). More at choose.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ǵews-, costnien, costnian, costian, *kustōną

Usage

Inflected Forms

costens (present, singular) costening (participle, present) costened (participle, past) costened (past)

Frequently Paired Words

cost costning

Rhymes With

austin auston

Questions

How do you pronounce costen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒ.sən/.
What does costen mean?
To try; tempt.
Where does costen come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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