Mis-jafn
Old Norse Dictionary - mis-jafn
Meaning of Old Norse word "mis-jafn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mis-jafn
- adj. ‘mis-even,’ uneven, unequal, of various sizes or qualities, now this, now that, Fb. i. 559, Nj. 12 2; í misjöfn efni, Skálda 175; misjöfn skotvápn, i. e. both heavy and light, long and short, Sks. 386; misjafnir eru blinds manns bitar, a blind man’s mouthfuls are uneven, either too small or too large: metaph. not good, samfarir þeirra vóru misjafnar, Sturl. i. 115; þessi ætlan þótti mönnum misjöfn, Fms. ix. 17; sá verðr at mæta misjöfnu (hardships) er víða ferr, Fas. ii. 74; á misjöfnu þrífask börnin bezt, a saying; misjafnt hægr, not very easy, Band. 13.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛋ-ᛁᛅᚠᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)