arfsal

Old Norse

Etymology

From arfr (“inheritance”) +‎ sal (“sale”).

Noun

arfsal n

  1. cession of right of inheritance (on condition of getting maintenance for life)

Declension

Declension of arfsal (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arfsal arfsalit arfsǫl arfsǫlin
accusative arfsal arfsalit arfsǫl arfsǫlin
dative arfsali arfsalinu arfsǫlum arfsǫlunum
genitive arfsals arfsalsins arfsala arfsalanna

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “arfsal”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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