eystri

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.

    Comparative declension of eystri

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eystri	eystri	eystra
accusative	eystra	eystri	eystra
dative	eystra	eystri	eystra
genitive	eystra	eystri	eystra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eystri	eystri	eystri
accusative	eystri	eystri	eystri
dative	eystrum	eystrum	eystrum
genitive	eystri	eystri	eystri

    Strong declension of superlative of eystri

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	austastr	austust	austast
accusative	austastan	austasta	austast
dative	austustum	austastri	austustu
genitive	austasts	austastrar	austasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	austastir	austastar	austust
accusative	austasta	austastar	austust
dative	austustum	austustum	austustum
genitive	austastra	austastra	austastra

    Weak declension of superlative of eystri

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	austasti	austasta	austasta
accusative	austasta	austustu	austasta
dative	austasta	austustu	austasta
genitive	austasta	austustu	austasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	austustu	austustu	austustu
accusative	austustu	austustu	austustu
dative	austustum	austustum	austustum
genitive	austustu	austustu	austustu

Coordinate terms

• nyrðri, syðri, vestri

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.