Úti-seta
Old Norse Dictionary - úti-seta
Meaning of Old Norse word "úti-seta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- úti-seta
- u, f. a sitting out, in the open air, esp. of wizards sitting out at night for the sake of sorcery or prophesying; útiseta ok vekja troll upp, N. G. l. i. 19; spáfarar ok útisetur, Gþl. 137; efla útisetu ok leita spádóms, Skíða R. 56; morð, fordæðu-skapi, ok spáfarar ok útisetu, at vekja troll upp ok fremja heiðni með því, 182; cp. sitja úti (see sitja l. 1).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏᛁ-ᛋᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- R.
- Rimur.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)