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Old Norse
Etymology
From jafna + -naðr.
Noun
jafnaðr m (genitive jafnaðar, plural jafnaðir)
- comparison
- equal share
- equity, fairness
Declension
Declension of jafnaðr (strong u-stem)
Descendants
References
- jafnaðr in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- jafnaðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- “jafnaðr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen