eystri

Old Norse

Etymology

Originally a comparative form of the adverb austr.

Adjective

eystri (comparative eystri, superlative austastr)

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

Inflection

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

    Declension of eystri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative eystri eystri eystra
accusative eystra eystri eystra
dative eystra eystri eystra
genitive eystra eystri eystra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative eystri eystri eystri
accusative eystri eystri eystri
dative eystrum eystrum eystrum
genitive eystri eystri eystri
    Strong declension of superlative of eystri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative austastr austust austast
accusative austastan austasta austast
dative austustum austastri austustu
genitive austasts austastrar austasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative austastir austastar austust
accusative austasta austastar austust
dative austustum austustum austustum
genitive austastra austastra austastra
    Weak declension of superlative of eystri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative austasti austasta austasta
accusative austasta austustu austasta
dative austasta austustu austasta
genitive austasta austustu austasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative austustu austustu austustu
accusative austustu austustu austustu
dative austustum austustum austustum
genitive austustu austustu austustu

Coordinate terms

Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: austre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: østre, austre

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