Jafnaðr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - jafnaðrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "jafnaðr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
jafnaðr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- jafnaðr
- (gen. -ar), m.
- jafnaðr
- 1) comparison;
- jafnaðr
- 2) equal share (en þaðan af höfum vit jafnað báðir); at jafnaði, in equal proportions (skipta e-u at jafnaði); usually, as a rule (= með jafnaði);
- jafnaðr
- 3) equity, fairness.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚠᚾᛅᚦᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- e-u
- einhverju.
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