Mansal

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mansal

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mansal" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

mansal: mansal, n. Salg, hvorved nogen sælgessom Træl eller i Trældom; ef maðrselr skuldarmann mansali, nema hannhlaupi or skuld, þá er hann sekr 40marka ok svá hverr er frjálsan mannselr Gul. 7111; meðan marknaðrinnstóð, þá var þangat fluttr margs konarkaupskapr, þar kómu ok margir mans-menn falir; þar sá Loðinn konu nökk-ura, er seld hafði verit mansali Flat.I, 20711 jvf 16; en þó at hann sé íllr maðr,þá má hann þó vera þræll mínn eðrek sel hann mansali Flat. II, 791.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᚿᛋᛆᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

n.: Neutrum.

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