Jafnkosta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jafnkosta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jafnkosta" in Norwegian.

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

jafnkosta
jafnkosta, adj. god nok til at være etpasseligt Parti, en passende Ægtefælle,der ikke gjør den anden brøstholden medsit Giftermaal, jvf fullkosta; var hónsvá mikillát, at engi karlmaðr þóttihenni sér jafnkosta Stj. 20424.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛆᚠᚿᚴᚮᛋᛏᛆ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.

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