jafnvel

Icelandic

Adverb

jafnvel (not comparable)

  1. even
    Synonym: meira að segja

Old Norse

Etymology

From jafn- +‎ vel.

Adverb

jafnvel

  1. as well, equally well
  2. likewise, even

Descendants

  • Icelandic: jafnvel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jamvel
  • Swedish: jämväl

Further reading

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