Úti

Old Norse Dictionary - úti

Meaning 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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