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

Related terms

• arfsal

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “arftökukarl”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 19; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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