Útilegu-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - útilegu-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "útilegu-maðr" in English.

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

útilegu-maðr: m. an outlier, a highwayman, Fms. vii. 16, Ld. 154; ú. ok íllvirki, Fms. i. 226, Mar.; víkingar ok útilegumenn, Fms. vii. 16, x. 413. In Icel. popular legends, the inland deserts of the island are represented as having hidden valleys, peopled by an older race of men, indeed, a kind of outlaws, called útilegu-menn. The tales referring to them have a special name,

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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