Úti

Old Icelandic Dictionary - úti

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "úti" in English.

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

úti Old Icelandic word can mean:

úti
adv.
úti
1) out, out-of-doors (~ ok inni); liggja ~, to lie in the open air, houseless; byrgja ~, to shut out; verða ~, to be lost, perish, in a snowstorm or in a desert;
úti
2) out at sea; þeir vóru ~ þrjár vikur, they were out three weeks; drekka júl ~, to hold Yule out at sea; hafa her ~, to have a fleet out;
úti
3) at an end, over (nú er ~ sá tími).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏᛁ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.

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