Svangi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svangi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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).

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛅᚾᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
i. e.
id est.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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