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jafnhár

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jafn-har
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the three enthroned figures who feature opposite King Gylfi in the Gylfaginning.

Etymology

From Old Norse Jafnhár (literally “Just-as-High”), from jafn (“equal, the same”) + hár (“high, tall”). Compare Hár.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does jafnhár mean?
One of the three enthroned figures who feature opposite King Gylfi in the Gylfaginning.
Where does jafnhár come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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