austan

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

Adverb

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austan

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of austa

Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Adverb

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austan (not comparable)

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

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

References

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