jamning.
leveling, evening; the act of making something level, even, or smooth
Meaning & usage
leveling, evening; the act of making something level, even, or smooth
a thickening mixture, especially of flour and water, butter, or similar, used to thicken a sauce, soup, or similar
vowel assimilation between the vowel of the root syllable and the final syllable in a jamvektsord (“word with jamvekt”)
Tiljamning og utjamning er to typer jamning.
Where this word comes from
From jamne (“to level, smooth; to thicken”) + -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk jamning, Swedish jämning and Danish jævning (“leveling; thickening mixture”).
a person of the same rank, standing, or status; an equal, a peer
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse jafningi (“peer, equal”), from jafn (“even, equal”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk jamning, jevning, Icelandic jafningi (“peer, equal”), and Old Danish jafning (“peer, equal”).
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