JAFNI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

JAFNI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 JAFNI

1. a, m. an equal, a match for one: of a thing, mæl til jafna (= til jafna) við e-n, Fb. i. 250: mathem. an even number, í odda en eigi í jafna, Hom. (St.)

2 JAFNI

2. a, m., botan. lycopodium clavatum, a herb used by dyers, Hjalt., mentioned in Sd.; jafna-baggi, jafna-belgr, a bag full of jafni, Landn. 208.

3 JAFNI

COMPDS: jafnabróðir, jafnakollr.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛅᚠᚾᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

botan.: botanically.
ch: chapter.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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