Jöfnuðr

Old Norse Dictionary - jöfnuðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "jöfnuðr" (or jǫfnuðr) in English.

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

jöfnuðr (jǫfnuðr)
m. equity; see jafnaðr.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jöfnuðr may be more accurately written as jǫfnuðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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