This is the 439th most frequent Icelandic word.
úthlutað
"Úthlutað" means "allocated" or "assigned" in English.
The word 'úthlutað' is used here as the past participle meaning 'was assigned' to indicate that a specific task has been given to someone.
Henni var úthlutað verkefni að leiða hópinn.
She was assigned the task of leading the team.
Here, 'úthlutað' is in the future construction, illustrating the use of the word to indicate the allocation of roles.
Nemendum verður úthlutað hlutverkum fyrir leiksýninguna.
The students will be assigned roles for the theater performance.
In this sentence, 'úthlutað' is used in conjunction with 'höfum' (have) to denote the allocation or distribution of resources as a past action impacting the present.