austan

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse austan. Equivalent to aust +‎ -an.

Adverb

austan

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of austa

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *austanē (“from the east”), akin to austr +‎ -an. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn, east”).

Adverb

austan (not comparable)

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

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”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: austan
  • Faroese: eystan
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: austan, austa
  • Old Swedish: ø̄stan
    • Swedish: östan

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “austan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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