Austan
Old Icelandic Dictionary - austanMeaning of Old Icelandic word "austan" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
austan Old Icelandic word can mean:
- austan
- adv.
- austan
- 1) from the east;
- austan
- á ~, blowing from east;
- austan
- fyrir ~ (as a prep. with acc.), east of;
- austan
- 2) without motion, on the eastern side (þrjú hlið vóru ~ á borginni);
- austan
- 3) with gen., to the east of (~ árinnar; ~ fjarðar).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᛋᛏᛅᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- acc.
- accusative.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
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