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) a person from an eastern region (Western Norway) someone from Eastern Norway Synonym: austlending (dialectal, Sunnhordland, Nordhordland) someone from Agder and east to the Swedish border (dialectal, Setesdal) someone from Telemark a member of the language organisation Austmannalaget (that strives to make the Nynorsk written standard more eastern) (historical) a Norwegian (from an Icelander’s point of view; literally “east-man”) (biblical) a person from a land east of Israel === See also === nordmann vestmann === References === “austmann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.