Jafningi
Old Norse Dictionary - jafningi
Meaning of Old Norse word "jafningi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jafningi
- a, m. an equal, a match, Nj. 29, Fms. vi. 104, xi. 76: the saying, æ kemr maðr manns í stað, en ei jafningi jafnan, passim: in Þiðr. and Karl. the peers of Charlemagne are called jafningjar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚠᚾᛁᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)