SAL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SAL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SAL

n. [Dan. salg; Swed. salu; Engl. sale], a sale, bargain; þá skal hann sal taka, then he shall make the bargain, N. G. L. i. 75; taka á sal, id., Js. 9; skyldi á þessu vera þriggja ára söl, a sale at three years’ notice, Dipl. iii. 11; til fyrsta sals, Gþl. 27; fyrir sal, before the sale, Js. 8; selja e-t sölum, to put up to sale, Grág. ii. 368; fara at sölum, to go on sale, 205; at kaupum ok sölum. sala-stefna, u, f. a ‘sale-meeting,’ auction, Gþl. 132, 183, Jb. 99.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛅᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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