Útilega

Old Norwegian Dictionary - útilega

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "útilega" in Norwegian.

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

útilega: útilega, f. at man lægger sig ude paaAlfarvei for at røve (jvf útilegumaðr);menn þeir er líf sítt láta firir þýfskuok útilego, hvárt sem þeir ræna á skip-um eða á landi Gul. 323; Frost. 5, 451;ogsaa om víking og hernaðr: þat görðiskþá um Eiríks æfi blóðöxar, er hannflýði ór landi, at hann fluttisk meðskipaliði vestr til Englands, ok var þarí útilego ok í hernaði Fm. X, 3851;er hann (nl. Olaf Tryggvason paa sitsidste Tog til Vendland) var ór landi,þá ætlaðisk hann at afla sér gengis íVendlandi af sínom sannvinom, er hon-um höfðu í útilego hollir vinir veritFm. X, 39410; jvf 41413.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛏᛁᛚᚽᚵᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

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