Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From arfr (inheritance) +‎ sal (sale).

Noun edit

arfsal n

  1. cession of right of inheritance (on condition of getting maintenance for life)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • arfsal”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press