† custyadj.

Forms: early Old English cistigi- (inflected form), Old English cyste- (in derivatives), Old English cysti (rare), Old English cystican (dative singular, weak declension, in transcript of lost MS), Old English cystig, Old English kystig (rare), early Middle English custi, early Middle English custiȝ, early Middle English kisstiȝ ( Ormulum), Middle English cousti.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old High German kustīg virtuous (Middle High German küstig ) < the Germanic base of cust n.¹ + the Germanic base of -y suffix¹.

Obsolete.

Generous with one's money or possessions; charitable, munificent. See also give-custy adj., meat-custy adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective]

custyeOE

room-handeda1200

largea1225

free?c1225

plenteousc1350

bounteousc1374

liberalc1384

free-hearteda1398

ungnedea1400

royalc1405

opena1425

plentifula1475

profuse?a1475

ungrighta1475

lavishc1475

almifluent1477

prodigous1477

frank1484

bountiful1508

largifluent?a1525

munificent1565

magnificent1577

largeous1583

munifical1583

magnifical1586

free-handed1592

frolic1593

open-handed1593

magnific?1594

prodigal1595

goodwillya1598

communicativea1602

real1602

prodig1605

unniggard1605

generous1615

open-hearteda1617

large-handeda1628

unniggardly1628

fluent1633

profusive1638

numerous1655

largifical1656

insordid1660

unsparing1667

dispensive1677

expensive1678

wasteful1701

flush1703

unboundeda1704

genteel1741

munific1745

magnifique1751

ungrudginga1774

unstinting1845

brickish1860

flaithulach1876

princely1889

outgiving1896

sharing1922

two-handed1929

eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xx. 149 Ðylæs..se gielpna & se agita for his goda mierringe gielpe, & wene ðæt he sie kystig & mildheort.

OE Ælfric Gloss. (St. John's Oxf.) 305 Largus, cysti [c1225 Worcester custi].

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 4698 Þiss mahhte..makeþþ þe full kisstiȝ mann Off whattse Godd te leneþþ.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 3173 Cniht he wes swiðe strong kene and custi muchel and long.

c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) (1963) l. 2033 He was of ȝeftes custi [c1275 Calig. ȝeua custi].

a1400 (a1325) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Trin. Cambr.) (1887) App. H. 814 Nas her neuereft seþþe king so cousti in eche ende.

Derivatives

custiness n. generosity, munificence. Cf. cust n.¹ 3b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun] > liberality

freedomOE

custinessOE

largesse?c1225

freeshipa1250

franchisec1325

largitya1382

largenessa1387

liberalityc1390

bountya1400

honestya1400

freenessc1400

largec1400

liberalnessc1410

munificencec1425

plentyc1425

bounteousnessc1440

magnificencec1450

bountifulness1489

bountines1512

royalty1548

magnificency?c1550

munificency?c1550

free-heartedness1583

profuseness1584

bountihead1590

lavishness1590

frankness1591

ingenuousness1611

fruitfulnessa1616

generosity1634

open-handednessa1640

large-heartedness1640

communicativeness1653

unsparingness1818

free-handedness1860

big-heartedness1872

ungrudgingness1885

two-handedness1891

outgivingness1968

OE Ælfric Homily: De Duodecim Abusivis (Corpus Cambr. 178) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 297 Seo þridde miht is largitas, þæt is cystignes [a1225 Lamb. custinesse] on englisc.

OE Ælfric 2nd Let. to Wulfstan (Corpus Cambr.) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 208 Seo [gytsuncg] bið oferswiðed þurh cystignesse [c1175 Bodl. 343 custiȝnesse] swaþeah.

OE Priest's Advice in Lent (Tiber. C.i.) in P. Clemoes Anglo-Saxons (1959) 276 And lufa eadmodnysse and cystignysse and rumheortnysse and gemetfæstnysse ælces þinges.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	custy
释义	† custyadj. Forms: early Old English cistigi- (inflected form), Old English cyste- (in derivatives), Old English cysti (rare), Old English cystican (dative singular, weak declension, in transcript of lost MS), Old English cystig, Old English kystig (rare), early Middle English custi, early Middle English custiȝ, early Middle English kisstiȝ ( Ormulum), Middle English cousti. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old High German kustīg virtuous (Middle High German küstig ) < the Germanic base of cust n.¹ + the Germanic base of -y suffix¹. Obsolete. Generous with one's money or possessions; charitable, munificent. See also give-custy adj., meat-custy adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective] custyeOE room-handeda1200 largea1225 free?c1225 plenteousc1350 bounteousc1374 liberalc1384 free-hearteda1398 ungnedea1400 royalc1405 opena1425 plentifula1475 profuse?a1475 ungrighta1475 lavishc1475 almifluent1477 prodigous1477 frank1484 bountiful1508 largifluent?a1525 munificent1565 magnificent1577 largeous1583 munifical1583 magnifical1586 free-handed1592 frolic1593 open-handed1593 magnific?1594 prodigal1595 goodwillya1598 communicativea1602 real1602 prodig1605 unniggard1605 generous1615 open-hearteda1617 large-handeda1628 unniggardly1628 fluent1633 profusive1638 numerous1655 largifical1656 insordid1660 unsparing1667 dispensive1677 expensive1678 wasteful1701 flush1703 unboundeda1704 genteel1741 munific1745 magnifique1751 ungrudginga1774 unstinting1845 brickish1860 flaithulach1876 princely1889 outgiving1896 sharing1922 two-handed1929 eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xx. 149 Ðylæs..se gielpna & se agita for his goda mierringe gielpe, & wene ðæt he sie kystig & mildheort. OE Ælfric Gloss. (St. John's Oxf.) 305 Largus, cysti [c1225 Worcester custi]. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 4698 Þiss mahhte..makeþþ þe full kisstiȝ mann Off whattse Godd te leneþþ. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 3173 Cniht he wes swiðe strong kene and custi muchel and long. c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) (1963) l. 2033 He was of ȝeftes custi [c1275 Calig. ȝeua custi]. a1400 (a1325) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Trin. Cambr.) (1887) App. H. 814 Nas her neuereft seþþe king so cousti in eche ende. Derivatives custiness n. generosity, munificence. Cf. cust n.¹ 3b. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun] > liberality freedomOE custinessOE largesse?c1225 freeshipa1250 franchisec1325 largitya1382 largenessa1387 liberalityc1390 bountya1400 honestya1400 freenessc1400 largec1400 liberalnessc1410 munificencec1425 plentyc1425 bounteousnessc1440 magnificencec1450 bountifulness1489 bountines1512 royalty1548 magnificency?c1550 munificency?c1550 free-heartedness1583 profuseness1584 bountihead1590 lavishness1590 frankness1591 ingenuousness1611 fruitfulnessa1616 generosity1634 open-handednessa1640 large-heartedness1640 communicativeness1653 unsparingness1818 free-handedness1860 big-heartedness1872 ungrudgingness1885 two-handedness1891 outgivingness1968 OE Ælfric Homily: De Duodecim Abusivis (Corpus Cambr. 178) in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 297 Seo þridde miht is largitas, þæt is cystignes [a1225 Lamb. custinesse] on englisc. OE Ælfric 2nd Let. to Wulfstan (Corpus Cambr.) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 208 Seo [gytsuncg] bið oferswiðed þurh cystignesse [c1175 Bodl. 343 custiȝnesse] swaþeah. OE Priest's Advice in Lent (Tiber. C.i.) in P. Clemoes Anglo-Saxons (1959) 276 And lufa eadmodnysse and cystignysse and rumheortnysse and gemetfæstnysse ælces þinges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.eOE
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