austur

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈøystʏr/ Rhymes: -øystʏr === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. ==== Adverb ==== austur (comparative austar, superlative austast) east, eastward (designating movement to the east) in the east (only used together with a prepositional phrase indicating a more precise location, except when used comparatively) ==== Noun ==== austur n (genitive singular austurs, no plural) east ===== Declension ===== ==== See also ==== compass points: [edit] === Etymology 2 === Related to the verb ausa. ==== Noun ==== austur m (genitive singular austurs, nominative plural austrar) the act of drawing [water] or ladling waste, squandering ===== Declension =====