útitekinn

Icelandic

A weather-beaten and slightly sunburned face.

Etymology

From úti (“outside”) +‎ tekinn (“taken”), approximately "appearance of having been tossed around by the weather outside".

Adjective

útitekinn

1. (describing a person) weather-beaten, having the appearance of having been outside for long (often with redness from a sunburn or from the cold, often from hiking or skiing)

   Synonyms: veðurbarinn, veðurbitinn

2. (describing a person) sunkissed and healthy-looking, slightly sunburned or slightly tanned from being outside

Related terms

• sólbrúnn
• sólbrenndur
• hraustlegt útlit