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gen Osten

toward the east

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phrase Rare #48,074
toward the east “Gen” is a literary or old-fashioned word meaning “toward.”
GE: Wir fuhren gen Osten.
EN: We traveled toward the east.

Gen Osten durch Sheepshire.

Eastwards through Sheepshire.

— Zoomania 2 (2025)

Schau, der Fluss fließt gen Osten.

Look, the river flows east.

— Red Cliff (2008)

Tom zog gen Osten.

Tom moved east.

Blicke richten sich gen Osten, zu dem Berg.

Gazes turn eastward, toward that mountain.

— Der Hobbit - Eine unerwartete Reise (2012)