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

• (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: 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