Svengð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svengð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svengð" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

svengð
svengð, f. Hunger, at man har en tomMave; svá dregr at mér af elli svengðok þosta, at víst eigi fær ek staðit upplengr Flat. I, 21124; þat verðr hættef maðr tekr fœzlu ramma með van-stillingu eptir mikla svengð ok langarföstur, at hann haldi verr fœzlu sínniHomil. 6519.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᚽᚿᚵᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.

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