Jafni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jafni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jafni" in Norwegian.

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

jafni
jafni, m. 1) lige Forhold, saa at det eneer jevngodt med det andet; mæla tiljafna við e-n dvs. lige saa godt som en, Flat. I, 25026. 2) lige Tal, = jöfn tala(under jafn 6), mods. oddi; því er bœnatal í odda en eigi í jafna, at sú talaer í odda, er merkir eining, ok má eigideila í tvá hluti jafna Homil. 1231.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛆᚠᚿᛁ
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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