mis-jafn

adj. ‘mis-even,’ uneven, unequal, of various sizes or qualities, now this, now that, Fb. i. 559, Nj. 12 2; í misjöfn efni, Skálda 175; misjöfn skotvápn, i. e. both heavy and light, long and short, Sks. 386; misjafnir eru blinds manns bitar, a blind man’s mouthfuls are uneven, either too small or too large: metaph. not good, samfarir þeirra vóru misjafnar, Sturl. i. 115; þessi ætlan þótti mönnum misjöfn, Fms. ix. 17; sá verðr at mæta misjöfnu (hardships) er víða ferr, Fas. ii. 74; á misjöfnu þrífask börnin bezt, a saying; misjafnt hægr, not very easy, Band. 13.