austr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *austrą, whence also Old English ēast, Old High German ōst
Noun
austr n
- east
Declension
Declension of austr (strong a-stem, singular only)
| neuter | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | austr | austrit |
| accusative | austr | austrit |
| dative | austri | austrinu |
| genitive | austrs | austrsins |
Derived terms
- austrœnn
Descendants
- Danish: øster, øst
- Faroese: eystur
- Icelandic: austur
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: øst, aust
- Nynorsk: aust
- Swedish: öster
References
- austr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press