No. 650 in Icelandic
vestan
"Vestan" means "from the west" in English.
In a sentence
Vindurinn blæs sterkt vestan af fjöllunum.
The wind blows strongly from the west off the mountains.
Here, 'vestan' indicates direction of the wind's origin, specifically from the west. It is used within a geographic context.
Við fórum í ferðalag vestan við ána.
We took a trip west of the river.
In this sentence, 'vestan' is used to describe a location relative to the river, meaning to the west of it.
Fiskurinn er ferskur, nýkomin vestan úr sjó.
The fish is fresh, just arrived from the west out of the sea.
Here, 'vestan' expresses the source or origin of the fish, specifying 'from the west, specifically from the sea.'
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