útilegu-maðr

m. an outlier, a highwayman, Fms. vii. 16, Ld. 154; ú. ok íllvirki, Fms. i. 226, Mar.; víkingar ok útilegumenn, Fms. vii. 16, x. 413. In Icel. popular legends, the inland deserts of the island are represented as having hidden valleys, peopled by an older race of men, indeed, a kind of outlaws, called útilegu-menn. The tales referring to them have a special name,