Jafni

Old Icelandic Dictionary - jafni

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "jafni" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

jafni Old Icelandic word can mean:

jafni
m.
jafni
1) equalness; mæla til jafna (= til jafns) við e-n, to speak just as well as another;
jafni
2) even number (= jöfn tala).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚠᚾᛁ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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