Út

Old Icelandic Dictionary - út

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "út" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

út Old Icelandic word can mean:

út
adv.
út
1) out, towards the outer side, opp. to inn (út ok inn með hverjum firdi); kalla menn út, out of doors; út ór, out of, out from; út munninn, out of the mouth;
út
2) of time, út jól, all through Yule;
út
3) láta út, to stand out to sea; esp. of going out to Iceland from Norway, opp. to útan (far þú til Íslands út); koma út hingat, or simply, koma út, to come to Iceland; also of other far countries (fara út til Jórsala);
út
4) with verbs; brenna út, to burn out; bjóða út liði, to levy troops.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
esp.
especially.
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