Eystri

Old Norse Dictionary - eystri

Meaning of Old Norse word "eystri"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

eystri
[austr], compar. the more eastern; austastr, superl. the most eastern, Nj. 8, 281, Hkr. i. 137, Eg. 100, Fms. i. 252, vii. 259, xi. 414. Eystra-salt, n. the Baltic, Fms. i. 100, Fær. 10, etc.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᛋᛏᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

compar.
comparative.
etc.
et cetera.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
superl.
superlative.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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