jafndœgri

Old Norse

Etymology

From jafn- +‎ dœgri, calque of Latin aequinoctium.

Noun

jafndœgri n

  1. equinox

Declension

Declension of jafndœgri (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jafndœgri jafndœgrit jafndœgri jafndœgrin
accusative jafndœgri jafndœgrit jafndœgri jafndœgrin
dative jafndœgri jafndœgrinu jafndœgrum jafndœgrunum
genitive jafndœgris jafndœgrisins jafndœgra jafndœgranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: jafndægur
  • Faroese: javndøgur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jamdøger
  • → Northern Sami: jándor

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “jafndœgri”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 232; also available at the Internet Archive
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