"vesten" meaning in Danish

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Adverb

Etymology: From Old Danish wæstæn, from Old Norse vestan. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|gmq-oda|wæstæn}} Old Danish wæstæn, {{inh|da|non|vestan}} Old Norse vestan Head templates: {{head|da|adverb}} vesten
  1. (archaic) west, westwards, (west from one's immediate position) Tags: archaic Synonyms: vest Related terms: norden, sønden
    Sense id: en-vesten-da-adv--YMQzHra Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 58 31 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 34 21 5 7 6 5 4 6 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 24 4 6 5 4 3 5 3 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: A nominalization of the adverb vesten. Head templates: {{head|da|noun|indclinable|g=n}} vesten n (indclinable)
  1. the West; Western civilization (compared to other civilizations) Tags: neuter Related terms: det globale nord, vesterland, vestblok, østen
    Sense id: en-vesten-da-noun-Icf67RTj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: A nominalization of the adverb vesten. Head templates: {{head|da|noun form|g=c}} vesten c
  1. definite singular of vest Tags: common-gender, definite, form-of, singular Form of: vest
    Sense id: en-vesten-da-noun-nCilvdyy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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