Jafnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - jafnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "jafnaðr" in English.

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

jafnaðr Old Norse word can mean:

jafnaðr
m. and jöfnuðr, gen. ar, [Ulf. ibnassus = ισότης], an equal share; en þaðan af höfum vit jafnað af báðir, Hrafn, 17; slíkt sem honum sýndisk jöfnuðr milli þeirra, Fms. xi. 87; skyldi fimm tigir hundraða í jafnað Sigríðar, Dipl. v. 3; í jafnað við þat góz, sem …, id.; at jafnaði, in equal proportion; eiga e-t at jafnaði, Grág. ii. 72; skipta e-u at jafnaði, i. 442, Fms. xi. 401, Fb. ii. 55, 256: in temp. sense, usually, ekki að jafnaði, Fas. iii. 226, Mar.; með jafnaði, id., Mar.
jafnaðr
2. the dat. plur. jafnöðum (in mod. pronunciation jafnóðum) is used in adv. sense; hann mæðir sik í föstum ok vökum ok á bænum at liggja, ok jafnöðum svá talandi, Th. 7: in mod. usage, bit by bit, one by one, each in its turn …, eg vil spyrja þá jafnóðum ok þeir koma, I will ask them one by one as they come in; as also jafnótt, see jafn B.
jafnaðr
II. metaph. equity, fairness, justice, Karl. 554, freq. esp. in mod. usage.
jafnaðr
COMPDS: jafnaðarboð, jafnaðardómr, jafnaðareiðr, jafnaðarfundr, jafnaðargeð, jafnaðargjöf, jafnaðarhlutskipti, jafnaðarhönd, jafnaðarkaup, jafnaðarleiga, jafnaðarmaðr, jafnaðarmáli, jafnaðarsamr, jafnaðarskipti, jafnaðarþokki.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
temp.
temporal.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.
adv.
adverb.
dat.
dative.
mod.
modern.
plur.
plural.
esp.
especially.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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