Út-röst

Old Norse Dictionary - út-röst

Meaning of Old Norse word "út-röst" (or út-rǫst) in English.

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

út-röst (út-rǫst)
f. [Ivar Aasen ut-rast], the outer march or boundary; báðar jarðirnar eru jamstórar til alla útrastar ok útbúða, D. N. ii. 784, v. 435; þá er jarla bági vildi byggja útröst, when the king wished to remove to the ú., Ht. (Edda 55); opp. to heimröst.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
opp.
opposed.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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