Jafnaðarmaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jafnaðarmaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jafnaðarmaðr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

jafnaðarmaðr: jafnaðarmaðr, m. 1) Person som kan, maaansees jevngod med en anden (e-s). Fm. VII, 11911; Vem. 139; Band. 3727. 2) ret- sindigt Menneske, som afholder sig fraat forurette eller fornærme andre, mods. újafnaðarmaðr, ofsamaðr. Flat. II, 9320;engi, lítill jafnaðarmaðr OHm. 4917;Flat. I, 55030; Sturl. I, 31512. 3) upar- tisk Menneske, som ikke giver den eneFortrin fremfor den anden, begunstigerden ene til den andens Skade; þér erutskipaðir höfðingi af guðs halfu okmanna, en jafnaðarmaðr eiguð þér atvera manna í millum ok óttast enganat því at segja þat, er þér vituð sattFm. IX, 3272.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛆᚠᚿᛆᚦᛆᚱᛘᛆᚦᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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