costen

Meanings

Verb

To try; tempt.

Origin / 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.

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