Jafna

Old Norse Dictionary - jafna

Meaning of Old Norse word "jafna"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

jafna
u, f. [O. H. G. epani; Germ. ebene], level ground, a plain, Lat. planities; hann flýði af hálsinum ofan á jöfnu, Hkr. i. 151; er þar þriggja mílna för af jöfnu til þorpsins, Greg. 80; koma niðr á jöfnu, Stj. 380, Róm. 272.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚠᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
O. H. G.
Old High German.

Works & Authors cited:

Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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