austmann

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse austmaðr, from aust- (east) + maðr (person, man), equivalent to aust + maðr. Cognate with Faroese eystmaður (Norwegian) and Icelandic austmaður (Norwegian).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²œʊ̯stmanː/, /²œʊ̯sːmanː/

Noun

austmann m (definite singular austmannen, indefinite plural austmenn, definite plural austmennene)

  1. a person from an eastern region
    1. (Western Norway) someone from Eastern Norway
      Synonym: austlending
    2. (dialectal, Sunnhordland, Nordhordland) someone from Agder and east to the Swedish border
    3. (dialectal, Setesdal) someone from Telemark
  2. a member of the language organisation Austmannalaget (that strives to make the Nynorsk written standard more eastern)
  3. (historical) a Norwegian (from an Icelander’s point of view; literally east-man)
  4. (biblical) a person from a land east of Israel

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