jevn.
even, flat, level, or smooth; without major irregularities
Meaning & usage
even, flat, level, or smooth; without major irregularities
en jevn overflate
even; having the same thickness or height throughout
Legg på et jevnt lag med sand.
even, regular, uniform
Fordel massen jevnt utover.
smooth, uniform, without lumps
Visp sammen til en jevn saus.
uniform, solid, even, without variation in shade
equal, even; the same in amount, strength, quality, etc.
even, divisible by two
steady, regular, constant; without interruption or marked change in intensity
Hun holdt jevn fart hele veien.
calm, balanced, even-tempered
Han hadde et jevnt humør.
average, ordinary, general; belonging to the usual or middle range
De levde i jevne kår.
simple, plain, unpretentious, without show or pretension
common, ordinary, belonging to the broader or average social strata
ordinary, plain
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Danish jævn (“even, level”), from Old Danish iafn and iæfn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz (“even, level”), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ém-no- (“equal, straight; flat, level, even”). Corresponding to Old Norse jafn and jamn. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk jamn, Swedish jämn, Faroese javnur, Icelandic jafn, English even, Dutch even and effen, and German eben (“even, level”).
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