arfsalsmaðr

Old Norse

noun
Definitions
  • someone that has made another his heir

Etymology

Compound from Old Norse arfsal (cession of inheritance rights) + Old Norse maðr (man, person)root from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (change ownership, change allegiance status ownership, change evolve status, orphan, child slave servant).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃erbʰ-

Gloss

change ownership, change allegiance status ownership, change evolve status, orphan, child slave servant

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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