Úti-seta

Old Norse Dictionary - úti-seta

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

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

úti-seta: u, f. a sitting out, in the open air, esp. of wizards sitting out at night for the sake of sorcery or prophesying; útiseta ok vekja troll upp, N. G. l. i. 19; spáfarar ok útisetur, Gþl. 137; efla útisetu ok leita spádóms, Skíða R. 56; morð, fordæðu-skapi, ok spáfarar ok útisetu, at vekja troll upp ok fremja heiðni með því, 182; cp. sitja úti (see sitja l. 1).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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

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