Úti-lega

Old Norse Dictionary - úti-lega

Meaning of Old Norse word "úti-lega"

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

Old Norse word úti-lega can mean:úti-lega

úti-lega
u, f. an ‘outlying’ in the desert, of robbers or highwaymen; fyrir þjófsku eða útilegu, N. G. L. i. 182: of piracy at sea, Eiríkr blóðöx var í útilegu ok í hernaði …, féll Eiríkr í Spaníalandi í útilegu, Fms. x. 385; afla sér gengis í Vindlandi af sínum vinum er honum höfðu í útilegu hollir vinir verit, 394.
úti-lega
COMPDS: útilegumaðr, útilegumannasögur, útileguvíkingr, útileguþjófr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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