Svangr
Old Norse Dictionary - svangr
Meaning of Old Norse word "svangr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word svangr can mean:svangr
- 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(hestar) sól draga, Gm. 37 (Bugge); svangri und söðli, Hkv. 1. 41; svipta söðli af svöngum jó, Og. 3; this sense is obsolete, and the word is only used,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.)