vestrǿnn

Old Norse

Alternative forms

vestrœnn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *westrōnijaz. Equivalent to vestr (“west”) +‎ -ǿnn.

Adjective

vestrǿnn

western

Coordinate terms

(pertaining to a compass point): austrǿnn (“eastern”), suðrǿnn (“southern”), norðrǿnn (“northern”)

Descendants

Icelandic: vestrænn
Norwegian Nynorsk: vestrøn

References

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