arfsalsmaðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From arfsal (“cession of inheritance rights”) +‎ maðr (“man”).

Noun

arfsalsmaðr m

  1. someone that has made another his heir
    Synonym: arftǫkukarl

Declension

Declension of arfsalsmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arfsalsmaðr arfsalsmaðrinn arfsalsmenn arfsalsmenninir
accusative arfsalsmann arfsalsmanninn arfsalsmenn arfsalsmennina
dative arfsalsmanni arfsalsmanninum arfsalsmǫnnum arfsalsmǫnnunum
genitive arfsalsmanns arfsalsmannsins arfsalsmanna arfsalsmannanna

Further reading

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