Jafni

Old Norse Dictionary - jafni

Meaning of Old Norse word "jafni" in English.

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

jafni Old Norse word can mean:

jafni: 1. a, m. an equal, a match for one: of a thing, mæl til jafna (= til jafna) við e-n, Fb. i. 250: mathem. an even number, í odda en eigi í jafna, Hom. (St.)

jafni: 2. a, m., botan. lycopodium clavatum, a herb used by dyers, Hjalt., mentioned in Sd.; jafna-baggi, jafna-belgr, a bag full of jafni, Landn. 208.

jafni: COMPDS: jafnabróðir, jafnakollr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

botan.: botanically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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