útför (ON) noun

Carries a spectrum of meanings relating to ‘travelling out’. In GuL Leb and Grg Misc 248 it refers specifically to the performance of naval military service.


duty in the naval service ONorw GuL Leb
military service OIce Grg Misc 248
ONorw MLL Lvb 1

right to leave OIce Grg Misc 248 Refs:

CV s.v.v. útferð, útför; Fritzner s.v.v. útferð, útför; Hertzberg s.v. útför

Citation
  • ‘útför’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5577
    (08/11/2026)