easter a OED ~ a obs (1387-1816); EDD 1 D. (a) Eastern; freq in place-names; (b) from the east (1977 quot).
   [1900 OLIVER & BURKE] 76 "Old Salvage": No other mark can equal it; / Long Harry and Easter Rock. T 58/62-64 Th' easter side an' the wester side was blocked off by a cliff. T 74-64 They used to go out on the easter grounds in the fall of the year. T 175/6-65 People living down on the easter part o' the island. 1977 Nfld Qtly Winter, p. 18 We was in pretty close to land. I was hugging the shoreline because the wind was blowing off the land—easter, and the sea was smooth.

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