Eástan

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eástan

ad I. marking direction of movement:--Forð oferfóran folcmǽro land eástan ǽfæste men, Gen. 1802. Eástan hider Engle and Seaxe úp becómon, Chr. 973; P. 110, 3. Gotan eástan of Sciðþia sceldas lǽddon, Met. 1, 1: Víd. 8. I a. of wind:--Þone stearcan wind norþan and eástan, Bt. 4; F. 8, 6: Met. 12, 15. I b. of light:--Syððan God eástan sende leóhtne leóman, Jud. 190. Þis ne dagað eástan, Fin 3. II. marking direction of measurement, giving quarter from which measurement is made:--Affrica onginð eástan westwerd fram Egyptum æt þǽre ee þe man Nilus hǽt measured from the east westwards Africa starts from Egypt at the river Nile, Ors. 1, 1; S. 24, 32. Se morgensteorra cymþ eástan úp, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 4: Met. 29, 20, 26. [O. Sax. óstan: Icel. austan.] v. be-, norþan-, súþan-, wiþ-eástan; cf. westan. ea-stan,eastan

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