arfsalsmaðr
Old Norse
Etymology
From arfsal (“cession of inheritance rights”) + maðr (“man”).
Noun
arfsalsmaðr m
- someone that has made another his heir
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 |
Synonyms
- arftǫkukarl
References
- arfsalsmaðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.