Úti-lega

Old Norse Dictionary - úti-lega

Meaning of Old Norse word "úti-lega" in English.

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

úti-lega Old Norse word can mean:

úti-lega: u, f. an ‘outlying’ in the desert, of robbers or highwaymen; fyrir þjófsku eða útilegu, N. G. L. i. 182: of piracy at sea, Eiríkr blóðöx var í útilegu ok í hernaði …, féll Eiríkr í Spaníalandi í útilegu, Fms. x. 385; afla sér gengis í Vindlandi af sínum vinum er honum höfðu í útilegu hollir vinir verit, 394.

úti-lega: COMPDS: útilegumaðr, útilegumannasögur, útileguvíkingr, útileguþjófr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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