Sal

Old Norse Dictionary - sal

Meaning of Old Norse word "sal" in English.

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.)
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