Sam-jafna

Old Norse Dictionary - sam-jafna

Meaning of Old Norse word "sam-jafna" in English.

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

sam-jafna
að, to compare: reflex, to emulate, Fms. viii. 240, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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