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
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