ýtri

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.

    Declension of ýtri

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ýtri	ýtri	ýtra
accusative	ýtra	ýtri	ýtra
dative	ýtra	ýtri	ýtra
genitive	ýtra	ýtri	ýtra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ýtri	ýtri	ýtri
accusative	ýtri	ýtri	ýtri
dative	ýtrum	ýtrum	ýtrum
genitive	ýtri	ýtri	ýtri

    Strong declension of superlative of ýtri

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ýztr	ýzt	ýzt
accusative	ýztan	ýzta	ýzt
dative	ýztum	ýztri	ýztu
genitive	ýzts	ýztrar	ýzts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ýztir	ýztar	ýzt
accusative	ýzta	ýztar	ýzt
dative	ýztum	ýztum	ýztum
genitive	ýztra	ýztra	ýztra

    Weak declension of superlative of ýtri

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ýzti	ýzta	ýzta
accusative	ýzta	ýztu	ýzta
dative	ýzta	ýztu	ýzta
genitive	ýzta	ýztu	ýzta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ýztu	ýztu	ýztu
accusative	ýztu	ýztu	ýztu
dative	ýztum	ýztum	ýztum
genitive	ýztu	ýztu	ýztu

Related terms

• út

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