Útan

Old Icelandic Dictionary - útan

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "útan" in English.

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

útan Old Icelandic word can mean:

útan
adv.
útan
1) from without, from outside;
útan
2) from abroad, from Iceland; fara ~, to go abroad, from Iceland (spurði Þórarinn Glúm, hvárt hann ætlaði ~, sem hann var vanr); meðan hann væri ~, whilst he was abroad;
útan
3) without motion, outside; bæði ~ ok innan, both outside and inside;
útan
4) conj. except, but (var fólk allt í svefni ~ móðir hans);
útan
5) as prep. with acc., without (~ frænda ráð); with gen. (~ sætta);
útan
6) fyrir ~, outside, beyond, with acc. (fyrir ~ Þjórsá).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏᛅᚾ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
conj.
conjunction.
acc.
accusative.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
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