Svangr

Old Norse Dictionary - svangr

Meaning of Old Norse word "svangr" in English.

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

svangr Old Norse word can mean:

svangr: adj. [svangi], slender, slim, thin (= Germ. schlank), of a horse; svangir (hestar) sól draga, Gm. 37 (Bugge); svangri und söðli, Hkv. 1. 41; svipta söðli af svöngum jó, Og. 3; this sense is obsolete, and the word is only used,

svangr: 2. metaph. hungry, Fms. ii. 328 (in a verse); seigt er svöngum at skruma, Fb.; at hestar yðrir sé svangir, Lv. 20; svangir ok soltnir, Fms. x. 194, and so in mod. usage. svang-rifja, adj. bare-ribbed, of a steed, Rm. svang-vaxinn, part. slim of stature, Vígl. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Og.: Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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