útitekinn
Icelandic
German mountaineer Robert Jasper looks útitekinn in this picture: His face is slightly sunburned but it's clearly from having been outside doing something physically demanding.
Etymology
From úti (“outside”) + tekinn (“taken”), approximately "appearance of having been tossed around by the weather outside".
Adjective
útitekinn
- (describing a person) weather-beaten, having the appearance of having been outside for long, in particular looking slightly sunburned or slightly tanned in a manner that suggests you've been outdoors doing physically demanding tasks (such as manual labor, hiking, or skiing) instead of having received a tan from relaxing in the sun
See also
- sólbrúnn
- sólbrenndur
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