No. 417 in Icelandic
eystra
"Eystra" means "eastern" or "to the east" in English.
In a sentence
Fjallið verður fallegast við sólarlag eystra.
The mountain is most beautiful at sunset in the east.
Eystra is used here as an adverb describing a location relative to the east side.
Þar fundum við forsæluna á hæðinni eystra.
There we found the cool shade on the eastern hill.
Eystra is used as an adjective modifying 'hæðinni' (the hill), specifying its eastern position.
Ljósið þaðan eystra lýsti yfir hafið.
The light from there in the east illuminated over the sea.
Eystra acts as an adverb indicating the origin of the light from an eastern direction.
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