Man-sal

Old Norse Dictionary - man-sal

Meaning of Old Norse word "man-sal" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾ-ᛋᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

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