Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

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

Adverb edit

austan

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of austa

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

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

Adverb edit

austan (not comparable)

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

Coordinate terms edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

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

References edit

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