eystri

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally a comparative form of the adverb austr.

Adjective[edit]

eystri (comparative eystri, superlative austastr)

  1. (comparative) more easterly
  2. (superlative) most easterly
    liggja þessi lǫnd austust
    these lands lie easternmost

Inflection[edit]

This word is one of a little handful of adjectives with defective inflection, existing only in the comparative and superlative forms.

Coordinate terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: eystri
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: austre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: østre, austre

References[edit]

  • eystri”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “eystri” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.