eystri

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Old Norse

Etymology

Originally a comparative form of the adverb austr.

Adjective

eystri (comparative eystri, superlative austastr)

  1. (comparative) more easterly
  2. (superlative) most easterly
    liggja þessi lǫnd austust
    these lands lie easternmost

Inflection

This word is one of a little handful of adjectives with defective inflection, existing only in the comparative and superlative forms.

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: eystri
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: austre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: østre, austre

References

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