Jafna

Old Norse Dictionary - jafna

Meaning of Old Norse word "jafna" in English.

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

jafna: u, f. [O. H. G. epani; Germ. ebene], level ground, a plain, Lat. planities; hann flýði af hálsinum ofan á jöfnu, Hkr. i. 151; er þar þriggja mílna för af jöfnu til þorpsins, Greg. 80; koma niðr á jöfnu, Stj. 380, Róm. 272.

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

Similar entries:

Jafna (II)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

Works & Authors cited:

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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