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Old Norse
Etymology 1
Cognate with Old English efne. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
jafnan
- constantly, always
- (rare) even
- Málshattakvæði
Etymology 2
Adjective
jafnan
- positive degree strong masculine accusative singular of jafn
Etymology 3
Noun
jafnan
- nominative singular definite of jafna f
References
- “jafnan”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press