jafnaðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From jafna +‎ -naðr.

Noun

jafnaðr m (genitive jafnaðar, plural jafnaðir)

  1. comparison
  2. equal share
  3. equity, fairness

Declension

Declension of jafnaðr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jafnaðr jafnaðrinn jafnaðir jafnaðirnir
accusative jafnað jafnaðinn jafnaði jafnaðina
dative jafnaði jafnaðinum jǫfnuðum jǫfnuðunum
genitive jafnaðar jafnaðarins jafnaða jafnaðanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: jafnaður
  • Norwegian: jamnad
  • Old Swedish: iämnaþer
  • Danish: jævned

Further reading

  • Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “jafnaðr”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press, page 322
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “jafnaðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 231; also available at the Internet Archive
  • “jafnaðr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
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