austan

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *austanē (from the east). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (dawn, east)

Adverb

austan (not comparable)

  1. from the east
  2. without motion, on the eastern side
  3. (with genitive) to the east of

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • austanferð f (journey from the east)
  • austangola f (light breeze from the east)
  • austankváma f (arrival from the east)
  • austanmaðr m (a man from the east)
  • austanveðr n (easterly gale)
  • austanvindr m (east wind)

References

  • austan in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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