austan

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Adverb

austan

(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)

from the east
without motion, on the eastern side
(with genitive) to the east of

Coordinate terms

(from compass point): norðan, sunnan, vestan

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”)

Related terms

austr (“east”)
austrǿnn (“eastern”)
eystri (“easterlier”)

Descendants

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

References

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

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