easta

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  the
 * 2) * c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord"
 * "ang"

- Þyssera ðrēora hyrda ġemynd is ġehæfd be ēastan Bethleem āne mīle, on Godes cyrcan ġeswutelod, þām ðe ðā stōwe ġenēosiað.