Jafnlengd

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jafnlengd

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jafnlengd" in Norwegian.

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

jafnlengd
jafnlengd, f. 1) det Tidspunkt i en føl-gende Periode, der svarer til et vistTidspunkt i en foregaaende; til jafn-lengdar annars dœgrs Grg. I, 14722;áðr jafnlengd komi annarra misseraHeilag. I, 4629; búandi er skyldr athalda kirkjudag þann at jafnlengdhverri um sinn á hverjum 12 mánuð-um Grg. I, 1410; at jafnlengd árs, réttá sama tíma sem nú er, mant þú songeta Stj. 6141. 2) = ártíð. Sturl. II,7714; Elucid. 1614; höldum vér þessahátíð at jamlengdum dvs. aarligen paasamme Dag, Leif. 2011; fyrir jafnlengddvs. førend et Aar er omme, OH. 8622. 3) Aar (gsv. jamlange, gd. jamlynge);ef kona gengr býa í millum ok barnþat, er heitir kvenna leiðir, skal þatminnsta lagi hafa 3 jamlengdir (dvs.være 3 Aar gammel). Borg. 2, 132.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛆᚠᚿᛚᚽᚿᚵᚦ
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:

f.
Feminin.
gd.
gammeldansk.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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