Faroese

Adjective

svangur ‎(comparative svangari, superlative svangastur)

1. hungry

Declension

Antonyms

• mettur (full)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvauŋkʏr/
• Rhymes: -auŋkʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svangr ‎(“slender, slim, thin”), from svangi ‎(“the groins”), also spelled svangr.

Cognates with the Faroese svangur ‎(“hungry”),^[1] German schlank, Nynorsk svang,^[1] dialectal Swedish svånger,^[1] Middle Swedish svanger ‎(“slender, emaciated, very thin”).^[1]

It went from meaning "slender" (innsveigður, sveigður, kviðdreginn) to meaning "hungry" (magatómur, soltinn).^[1]

Adjective

svangur ‎(comparative svengri or svangari, superlative svengstur or svangastur)

1. hungry, peckish

   Ertu svöng?

   Are you hungry?

   Ég er mjög svangur.

   I'm really hungry.

2. (obsolete) thin, slender, slim

Derived terms

• ég er svangur (I am hungry)

See also

• hungraður

Synonyms

• (hungry): hungraður,^[1]soltinn^[1]
• (obsolete: thin): mjór, grannur,^[1]magur, mjósleginn^[1]

Related terms

• svangi
• svengja
• svingla

Etymology 2

A noun of the adjectival form svangur ‎(“hungry; thin”). Confer the Old Norse svangi ‎(“the groins, especially of animals”) which was also spelled svangr ‎(“the groins, especially of animals”).

Noun

svangur m ‎(genitive singular svangs, nominative plural svangar)

1. an empty or hungry stomach; used in set phrases

   Ég held að ég fái mér eitthvað í svanginn.

   I think I'll get something to eat.

Usage notes

• In modern Icelandic, this word is predominantly used in the accusative case with a definite article ("svanginn") in the set phrase fá sér eitthvað í svanginn ‎(“to get something to eat”).

Derived terms

• fá sér í svanginn (to get something to eat)

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.