Austan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - austan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "austan" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

austan: austan, adv. 1) østenfra. Vsp. 40; Eb.2 (414); mods. útan om Reise fra Norgeeller tilgrændsende Lande til Island Eg.38 (7515. 20); fyrir austan m. Akk. østenfor Grg. I, 14225; Dn. II, 36; austan atm. Dat. d. s. Dn. II, 602. 613; austanfrá m. Dat. d. s. Stj. 107; om Østen-vind; austan lá fyrir, brestr á austanmeð magni svá at þá heyrir vestr íhaf Bp. II, 48. 2) øst, mod Øst (jvfframan); fóru austan um kjöl Flat. I,139; þrjú hlið voru austan á borginniHomil. 18, 13; austan liggr at þeimNumidia Stj. 956. 3) østenfor; m. Gen.austan árinnar Dn. II, 4815; Sveinnaustan ár Dn. III, 2542; m. Akk. austanà som Stedsnavn: jörð þeirra er austanao eitir Dn. IV, 65126; á, í, viðr Austaná Dn. XI, 107; Austan vatn Dn. II,8310; Austan sjó EJb. 2663; af, í Austansjó EJb. 21217. 2668. 11912. 1203. 13432.Deraf er dannet Øgenavnet Austansjór:Audunn a. Flat. III, 4822 (Fris. 42924).

Part of speech: adv

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚢᛋᛏᛆᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

a.: accusativ.

adv.: Adverbium.

Dat.: Dativ.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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