easta
Old English
Etymology
Noun
ēasta m
- the east
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord"
- Þyssera ðrēora hyrda ġemynd is ġehæfd be ēastan Bethleem āne mīle, on Godes cyrcan ġeswutelod, þām ðe ðā stōwe ġenēosiað.
- The memory of these three shepherds is preserved one mile to the east of Bethlehem, and manifested in God's church to those who visit the place.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord"
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēasta | — |
| accusative | ēastan | — |
| genitive | ēastan | — |
| dative | ēastan | — |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “eásta”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.