outlaw

outlaw · noun, verb¹

1. Old Norse · derived fromútlagi“outlaw, fugitive”
2. Old English · inherited fromūtlaga“outlaw”
3. Middle English · inherited fromoutlawe
4. English todayoutlaw

From Middle English outlawe, outlagh, utlaȝe, from Old English ūtlaga (“outlaw”), borrowed from Old Norse útlagi (“outlaw, fugitive”), equivalent to out- + law. Cognate with Icelandic útlagi (“outlaw”).

Outlaw · proper noun²

From outlaw, a nickname for someone who no longer had the protection of the law.