mansal

Icelandic

Etymology

From man (“enslaved person; enslaved girl”) +‎ sal (“sale”). "Sal" is derived from selja and is an archaic form, modern speech only uses sala. Man is also an archaic word, so the misspelling mannsal ("person + selling") is quite common.

Noun

mansal n

human trafficking, particularly when referring to sex trafficking of women
slave trade

Sources

Af hverju er sagt mansal en ekki mannsal?, Guðrún Kvaran (2019). Vísindavefurinn.

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