No. 322 in Icelandic
vestra
"Vestra" means "westward" or "in the west" in English.
In a sentence
Ég mun ferðast vestra í sumar.
I will travel west this summer.
Here, 'vestra' is used to indicate direction, meaning 'to the west' in an adverbial form.
Við heimsóttum fallegasta bæinn vestra.
We visited the most beautiful town in the west.
In this sentence, 'vestra' is used to describe location from a general perspective, meaning 'in the west' as an adverb.
Þeir komu frá stórum bæ vestra.
They came from a large town in the west.
Here, 'vestra' serves the purpose of specifying the origin or location, translating as 'in the west' or 'from the west' in context.
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