"Jafnhár" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Old Norse Jafnhár (literally “Just-as-High”), from jafn (“equal, the same”) + hár (“high, tall”). Compare Hár. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|non|Jafnhár|lit=Just-as-High}} Old Norse Jafnhár (literally “Just-as-High”), {{compound|non|jafn|hár|nocat=1|t1=equal, the same|t2=high, tall}} jafn (“equal, the same”) + hár (“high, tall”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jafnhár
  1. (Norse mythology) One of the three enthroned figures who feature opposite King Gylfi in the Gylfaginning. Tags: Norse Categories (topical): Norse mythology Translations (Norse mythology: enthroned figure in the Gylfaginning): יפנהר [masculine] (Hebrew), Jevnhøi [Riksmål, masculine] (Norwegian), Jamnhår [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Jämnhög [masculine] (Swedish)
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