Sal
Old Norse Dictionary - sal
Meaning of Old Norse word "sal"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- 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.)