Austr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - austrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "austr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
austr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- austr
- I)
- austr
- n.
- austr
- 1) the east (sól í ~i; til ~s);
- austr
- 2) as adv., in the east (ek var a. ok ána varðak); towards the east (þú vart a. sendr).
- austr
- II)
- austr
- (-ra or -rar), m.
- austr
- 1) the act of baling out water; standa í ~i, to be engaged in baling;
- austr
- 2) bilge-water (skipit fullt af ~i).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- adv.
- adverb.
- m.
- masculine.
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