Svangi

Old Norse Dictionary - svangi

Meaning of Old Norse word "svangi" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

svangi: a, m. or svangr, m. [svange Ivar Aasen], the groins, esp. of animals; tina í svanginn, to fill the belly; ek em lagðr í gögnum spjóti svangann, ok er út kominn oddrinn at hrygginum, Karl. 404; takit ór mér svangan og langann, Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 152; svangs súðir, ‘belly-boards,’ i. e. ships, Ó. H. (in a verse).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛅᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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