Svangi
Old Norse Dictionary - svangi
Meaning of Old Norse word "svangi"
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.)