ýtri

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Old Norse

Etymology

Originally a comparative of the adverb út.

Adjective

ýtri (comparative ýtri, superlative ýztr)

  1. (comparative degree) outer
  2. (superlative degree) outmost

Inflection

This word is one of a little handful of adjectives with defective inflection, existing only in the comparative and superlative forms.

Related terms

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ytre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ytre
  • Swedish: yttre
  • Danish: ydre

References

  • ýtri”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press