jafn-
See also: jafn
Icelandic
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editjafn-
- 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
edit- Writing compound terms prefixed with jafn- as hyphenated is allowed (along with hálf-, all- and lang-):[1]
- Þið eruð jafn-sætir.
- The both of you look just as cute.
- Þið eruð jafn-sætir.
References
edit- ^ XIII. Bandstrik ("hyphens")
Old Norse
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editFrom jafn.
Prefix
editjafn-
- such a, so … a, equally as
Derived terms
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editReferences
edit- jafn- in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.