Mis-jafna

Old Norse Dictionary - mis-jafna

Meaning of Old Norse word "mis-jafna"

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

mis-jafna
að, to make unequal; m. frásögn um menn, to give a different account, speak well of one and ill of another, Orkn. 46; ef nökkurr hlutr væri misjafnaðr (shared unequally) með þeim bræðrinn, Fms. x. 62; hefir þú, faðir, lengi mjök misjafnat með oss bræðrum, Ld. 102; ef hann eigi misjafnaði með þeim, Sturl. ii. 159.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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