útilegumanna-sögur

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

útilegumanna-sögur

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 útilegumanna-sögur (útilegumanna-sǫgur)

f. pl., see Maurer’s Volksagen 240, and Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 160 sqq. The first traces of these legends, so peculiar to Icel., are those of the hidden valley Thorisdale, recorded in Grettla, peopled by a race half men half giants.

Orthography

The word "{$word}" can also be spelled as "{$older_form}" in older orthography, where "ö" is represented as "ǫ".

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛏᛁᛚᛁᚴᚢᛘᛅᚾᚾᛅ-ᛋᚢᚴᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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