jafn-

See also: jafn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse jafn-.

Prefix

jafn-

1. equally, as, just as

   Ég veit ekki af hverju fólk borgar svona mikið fyrir fínan mat — mér finnst þetta alveg jafngott.

   I don't know why people dish out so much cash for fancy food—this tastes just as good.

Usage notes

• Writing compound terms prefixed with jafn- as hyphenated is allowed (along with hálf-, all- and lang-):

  Þið eruð jafn-sætir.

  The both of you look just as cute.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• jam-, jamn-

Etymology

From jafn.

Prefix

jafn-

1. such a, so … a, equally as

Derived terms

Old Norse terms prefixed with jafn-

jafnborinn

jafnbreiðr

jafndœgri

jafnkominn

jafnvel

Descendants

• Icelandic: jafn-
• Norwegian Nynorsk: jam-

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “jafn-”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 231; also available at the Internet Archive