Sál

Soul (probable Christian-era loan)

Sál — 'soul', probably a Christian-era loan into Old Norse from Latin (anima → animal-soul) or Old English (sāwol). Appears more frequently in late saga material and in homiletic texts than in the older Eddic poetry. Included here for completeness in the nine-part reconstruction with the explicit caveat that its pre-Christian status is doubtful.

Lík / líkamrHamrǪndHugrÓðrHamingjaFylgjaDísSálSál

Point 9 of 9 in Old Norse Nine-Part Soul (reconstructed)

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Late saga material (various) (primary_canonical)

The citation intentionally points to late saga and homiletic material rather than a single canonical chapter: sál is a later Christian-era soul term in Old Norse usage. Because no one text is specified, it cannot establish a pre-Christian ninth component, and the file's caveat is essential.

Heide, 'Spirits Through Respiratory Passages' (secondary)

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