Svengjask

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svengjask

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 svengjask

d, [svangr], to grow thin in the belly or waist, Pr. 470, Sks. 167.

2 svengjask

2. in mod. usage, impers., mig svengir, to get hungry.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅᛋᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

impers
impersonal.
impers.
impersonal.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
pers.
person, personal.

Works & Authors

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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