Út-röst
Old Norse Dictionary - út-röst
Meaning of Old Norse word "út-röst" (or út-rǫst)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- út-röst (út-rǫst)
- f. [Ivar Aasen ut-rast], the outer march or boundary; báðar jarðirnar eru jamstórar til alla útrastar ok útbúða, D. N. ii. 784, v. 435; þá er jarla bági vildi byggja útröst, when the king wished to remove to the ú., Ht. (Edda 55); opp. to heimröst.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, út-röst may be more accurately written as út-rǫst.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏ-ᚱᚢᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- opp.
- opposed.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.