Jafna

Viking Language Dictionary - jafna

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "jafna"

jafna
<-að-> vb (1) to smooth, even out, tidy, trim; make equal (in comparisons), equate; jafna [e-u] til [e-s] liken [sth] to [sth]

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛁᛅᚠᚾᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛁᛆᚠᚿᛆ

Abbreviations used:

comp
comparative (adj or adv)
e-s
einhvers ‘of somebody or something,’ genetive)
e-u
einhverjum, einhverju ‘for somebody, something,’ dative
n
neuter
sth
something
vb
verb
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