Út-lönd

Old Norse Dictionary - út-lönd

Meaning of Old Norse word "út-lönd" (or út-lǫnd) in English.

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

út-lönd Old Norse word can mean:

út-lönd (út-lǫnd)
n. pl. the outlying fields; í heimalandi ok útlöndum, Vm. 127.
út-lönd (út-lǫnd)
2. foreign countries; stórvirki er þér hafit unnit í útlöndum, Hkr. iii. 267; sem títt var í útlöndum, Ld. 330, Rb. 400, passim.
út-lönd (út-lǫnd)
3. outlying provinces; þá bygðusk útlönd, Færeyjar ok Ísland, Hkr. i. 96.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, út-lönd may be more accurately written as út-lǫnd.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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