Út-ferð

Old Norse Dictionary - út-ferð

Meaning of Old Norse word "út-ferð" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

út-ferð: f. an ‘out-journey,’ journey to a remote, outlying place, e. g. to Palestine, Fms. vii. 75, 160, xi. 351; útferðar saga, the story of a journey to the Holy Land, vi. 355; útferðar skip, a ship for a voyage to the Holy Land, Orkn. 260 old Ed.: = eccl. exodus, Stj. 236, 246: of a journey to Iceland (fara út), útferðar-leyfi, the king’s leave to return to Iceland from Norway, Sturl. iii. 307; heldr mik þá ekki til útferðar, Nj. 112; þeirra manna er ú. eigu, Jb. 156.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏ-ᚠᛁᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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