SVANGR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SVANGR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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(hestar) sól draga, Gm. 37 (Bugge); svangri und söðli, Hkv. 1. 41; svipta söðli af svöngum jó, Og. 3; this sense is obsolete, and the word is only used,

2 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).

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛅᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Og.: Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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