Út-norðr

Old Norse Dictionary - út-norðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "út-norðr"

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

út-norðr
n. ‘out-north,’ north-west, K. Þ. K. (Kb.) 36, Hb. 415. 12, Rb. 92, Sd. 156, Fs. 143, passim; opp. to landnorðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Kb.
Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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