svangr

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Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swangaz (thin, slim).

Adjective

svangr

  1. slender, slim, thin (especially of a horse)
  2. hungry

Descendants

  • Icelandic: svangur
  • Faroese: svangur
  • Swedish: (dialectal) svong

References

  • svangr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press