Út-lönd
Old Norse Dictionary - út-lönd
Meaning of Old Norse word "út-lönd" (or út-lǫnd)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word út-lönd can mean:út-lönd
- út-lönd (út-lǫnd)
- n. pl. the outlying fields; í heimalandi ok útlöndum, Vm. 127.
- út-lönd (út-lǫnd)
- 2. foreign countries; stórvirki er þér hafit unnit í útlöndum, Hkr. iii. 267; sem títt var í útlöndum, Ld. 330, Rb. 400, passim.
- út-lönd (út-lǫnd)
- 3. outlying provinces; þá bygðusk útlönd, Færeyjar ok Ísland, Hkr. i. 96.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, út-lönd may be more accurately written as út-lǫnd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏ-ᛚᚢᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)