Jafnindr

Old Norse Dictionary - jafnindr

Meaning of Old Norse word "jafnindr" in English.

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

jafnindr: (jamyndir menn), prop. a part. pl., a law term, ‘day’s men,’ umpires; in Norse law, these day’s men served as a kind of neighbours or jurors in matter of compensation; bæta … sem jamyndir menn (as adj.) meta, N. G. l. i. 75; en ef hins verðr lóð, er lög festi fyrir, þá skolu jamnyndir menn meta, hve mikit hann neytti til laga stefnu, 248; bæta munda-baugi, sem jafnendr unno, þeir er okkr vilja sætta, Hbl. 42, analogous to the Icel. law phrases, sem búar meta, of the Grágás.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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