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 tr, 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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