austmann

austmann

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse austmaðr, from aust- (“east”) +‎ maðr (“person, man”), equivalent to aust +‎ maðr. Cognate with Faroese eystmaður (“Norwegian”) and Icelandic austmaður (“Norwegian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²œʊ̯stmanː/, /²œʊ̯sːmanː/

Noun

austmann m (definite singular austmannen, indefinite plural austmenn, definite plural austmennene)

1. a person from an eastern region
   1. (Western Norway) someone from Eastern Norway

      Synonym: austlending

   2. (dialectal, Sunnhordland, Nordhordland) someone from Agder and east to the Swedish border
   3. (dialectal, Setesdal) someone from Telemark
2. a member of the language organisation Austmannalaget (that strives to make the Nynorsk written standard more eastern)
3. (historical) a Norwegian (from an Icelander’s point of view; literally “east-man”)
4. (biblical) a person from a land east of Israel

See also

• nordmann
• vestmann

References

• “austmann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.