Jöfnuðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "jöfnuðr" (or jǫfnuðr)

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

jöfnuðr (jǫfnuðr)

m. equity; see jafnaðr.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jöfnuðr may be more accurately written as jǫfnuðr.

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