Ytri

Old Norse Dictionary - ytri

Meaning of Old Norse word "ytri" in English.

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

ytri Old Norse word can mean:

ytri: compar. [Germ. ausser; Engl. outer], outer, utter: yztr, superl. outermost, uttermost; these words are now sounded and in the Editions spelt with a short vowel, but ýtri, ýztr are prob. the true old forms; thus nýtr, ýtra rhyme in Fms. xi. 307, in a verse of the beginning of the 12th century, (Aarb. for Nord. Oldk. 1866, p. 278); til þverár innar ytri, Landn. 222; Rangá hina ytri, Eg. 100; allt it efra, opp. to it ytra, 58; hann nam land allt it ytra, Landn. 253, Orkn. 6; á yztu síðu heimsins, Sks. 199; á hinu yzta skipinu, Fms. i. 158; yztu skipanna, outermost of the ships, vii. 256; róit á útborða hinum yztum, viii. 221; skalt þú hafa váskufl yztan (of clothes), Nj. 32; hann hafði yzta heklu blá, Ld. 274; Þórir vildi sitja yztr virðinga manna, Nj. 50; cp. hin yztu sæti, hinn yzta sess, Luke xiv. 9; hin yztu myrkr, n. T.

ytri: II. metaph., ens ytra manns ok ens iðra, Hom. 53; auðæfi en ytri, GrEg. 25; auðgask með ytrum gjöfum, outer, i. e. worldly, goods, Mar.

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

Abbreviations used:

compar.: comparative.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

prob.: probably.

superl.: superlative.

v.: vide.

i. e.: id est.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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