Úti
Old Norse Dictionary - útiMeaning of Old Norse word "úti" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
úti Old Norse word can mean:
- úti
- adv. [Goth. ûta; Dan. ude], out, out-of-doors, of place, not of motion; úti eða inni, out-of-doors or in-doors, Eg. 407; hann gékk úti, 754; úti hjá Rangæingabúð, Nj. 3; Gunnarr var úti at Hlíðarenda, 83: úti fyrir dyrum, Orkn. 218; svá sjúkr at hann má eigi úti vera, Grág. i. 9; Ásley frændi hans var þar úti fyrir, there out-of-doors, Fms. xi. 368; liggja úti, to lie in the open air, houseless, esp. of deserts; þeir liggja úti tíu dægr, Gísl. 57; byrgja úti, to shut out, Fms. ix. 281.
- úti
- 2. verða úti, to be lost, perish, in a snow-storm or in a desert; þeir urðu úti á Bláskóga-heiði, Sturl. i. 97.
- úti
- 3. out at sea; vera úti á herskipum, Eg. 16: þeir vóru úti þrjár vikur, they were out on a three weeks’ voyage, Nj. 4; láta í haf ok eru úti aukit hundrat dægra, Gísl. 8; drekka Jól úti, to drink the Yule out at sea, Hornklofi; hafa her úti, to have a fleet out; Vindr höfðu úti her mikinn, Fms. vii. 188; sat hann um sumrum í Þrándheimi ok hafði her úti, i. 63; hann hefir úti ótal skipa, Fas. ii. (in a verse).
- úti
- 4. at an end = Dan. ude, cp. Engl. out and out; nú er úti sá tími, Fms. vi. 304; en sem veizlan var úti, Vígl. 33; er úti vóru Jólin, Band. 37; er úti var bardaginn, Grett. 138; nú er úti (done) at segja um Vitalin, Karl. 204; ok er hón hafði úti söguna, Grett. 48 new Ed.; sem hann hefði úti (finished) sekt sína, 173.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- esp.
- especially.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)
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