mansal

Icelandic

Etymology

From man (“enslaved person; enslaved girl”) +‎ sal (“sale”). "Sal" is derived from selja and is an archaic form, modern speech only uses sala. Man is also an archaic word, so the misspelling mannsal ("person + selling") is quite common.

Noun

mansal n (genitive singular mansals, nominative plural mansöl)

  1. human trafficking, particularly when referring to sex trafficking of women
  2. slave trade

Declension

Declension of mansal (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mansal mansalið mansöl mansölin
accusative mansal mansalið mansöl mansölin
dative mansali mansalinu mansölum mansölunum
genitive mansals mansalsins mansala mansalanna

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