Man-sal

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Man-sal

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 man-sal

n. a ‘man-sale,’ slave trade, slave-selling; selja e-n mansali, Fær. 117, Fms. i. 185, Fb. ii. 79.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚾ-ᛋᛅᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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