1 austan
adv. [A. S. eastan; Hel. ôstan], from the east, Eg. 183, Eb. 4: of the direction of the wind (cp. vestan, sunnan, norðan), used with a preceding prep. á, á vestan, austan …, blowing from west, east …, Bs. ii. 48.
2 austan
β. fyrir a. used as a prep. with acc. east of; fyrir a. mitt haf, Grág. ch. 85, p. 142 new Ed., Nj. 36, 81, Eg. 100, Landn. 228.
3 austan
γ. with gen. in phrases like austan lands, a. fjarðar, cp. norðan, sunnan, vestan, Hkr. iii. 201.
4 austan
COMPDS: austanferð, austanfjarðar, austangola, austankváma, austanmaðr, austansjór, austanveðr, austanverðr, austanvindr.