Costen Definition

verb

(obsolete) To try; tempt.

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Origin of Costen

  • 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 *geus- (“to enjoy, taste”). Cognate with German kosten (“to taste”). More at choose.

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