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outlaw

/ˈaʊtˌlɔː/OWT-law
/ˈaʊtˌlɔ/OWT-law

Meaningone outside the law

Common meaning: one outside the law

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)utlagi‘an outlaw’source
  2. Middle Englishoutlawesource
  3. Englishoutlaw‘one outside the law’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) utlagi ‘one outside the law’.

Roots

  • utlagi Old Norse (Icelandic) “one outside the law”

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