arfsal
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From arfr (“inheritance”) + sal (“sale”).
Noun
[edit]arfsal n
- cession of right of inheritance (on condition of getting maintenance for life)
Declension
[edit]| 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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “arfsal”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive