arftǫkumaðr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

arftǫkumaðr m

  1. inheritor
  2. successor to an inheritance

Declension

Declension of arftǫkumaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arftǫkumaðr arftǫkumaðrinn arftǫkumenn arftǫkumenninir
accusative arftǫkumann arftǫkumanninn arftǫkumenn arftǫkumennina
dative arftǫkumanni arftǫkumanninum arftǫkumǫnnum arftǫkumǫnnunum
genitive arftǫkumanns arftǫkumannsins arftǫkumanna arftǫkumannanna

Further reading

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