arftǫkukarl

Old Norse

Etymology

From arftaka (“taking of inheritance”) +‎ karl (“man”).

Noun

arftǫkukarl m

  1. a man that has made another his heir
    Synonym: arfsalsmaðr

Declension

Declension of arftǫkukarl (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arftǫkukarl arftǫkukarlinn arftǫkukarlar arftǫkukarlarnir
accusative arftǫkukarl arftǫkukarlinn arftǫkukarla arftǫkukarlana
dative arftǫkukarli arftǫkukarlinum arftǫkukǫrlum arftǫkukǫrlunum
genitive arftǫkukarls arftǫkukarlsins arftǫkukarla arftǫkukarlanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “arftökukarl”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 19; also available at the Internet Archive
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