Únýtr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - únýtr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "únýtr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

únýtr
únýtr, adj. 1) ubrugbar, unyttig; var hon-um höndin únýt um daginn Laxd. 49(1473) jvf Eg. 68 (16518); mörg (nl. sverð)eru brotin til únýts Fm. X, 360; brynjahans var slitin til únýts Fm. I, 1733;om Person: í annan stað værir þú ekkisvá bleyðimannligr í bragði, ella ertumeð öllu únýtr Flat. I, 33520. 2) somikke kan tages for god og gyldig, =úmætr; om orð, sök i Rettergang: Grg.I, 8216. 19; ella er sókn hans únýt Gul.378; þá er dómr hans ónýtr Gul. 3717. 3) saadan hvoraf man har Skade istedet-for Nytte; koma hag, málum manna íúnýt efni Isl. 7; Nj. 106 (1642); íll okúnýt er yður æfi Fm. VI, 36712; fremjaíllifnað ok ónýta atferð (= lat. faceremalum) Stj. 386 (Jud. 4, 1) jvf tókuat gera íllskur ok údáðir Stj. 38117.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᚿᛦᛏᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.
Adjectiv.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.

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