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.)