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Old English · verb

wiþcostian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /wiθˈkos.ti.ɑn/
Syllables: wiθ · ˈkos · ti · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English: disapprove condemn

Meaning

to disapprove, condemn
to reject

Conjugation

Conjugation of wiþcostian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	wiþcostiġe	wiþcostode
2nd singular	wiþcostast	wiþcostodest
3rd singular	wiþcostaþ	wiþcostode
Plural	wiþcostiaþ	wiþcostodon
Subjunctive
Singular	wiþcostiġe	wiþcostode
Plural	wiþcostiġen	wiþcostoden

Non-finite forms of wiþcostian
	Form
Infinitive	wiþcostian
Inflected infinitive	wiþcostienne
Imperative singular	wiþcosta
Imperative plural	wiþcostiaþ
Present participle	wiþcostiende
Past participle	wiþcostod

All forms (14)

wiþcostiġe
wiþcostode
wiþcostast
wiþcostodest
wiþcostaþ
wiþcostiaþ
wiþcostodon
wiþcostiġen
wiþcostoden
wiþcostian
wiþcostienne
wiþcosta
wiþcostiende
wiþcostod

Etymology

wiþ- (“against, away”) + costian (“to try, prove, examine”)

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