solvarg

Swedish

Etymology

From sol (“sun”) +‎ varg (“wolf”). In Norse mythology Sköll is a wolf that chases the Sun trying to devour it.

(sun dog): Compare Norwegian Nynorsk solulv.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²suːlˌvarj/

Noun

solvarg c

  1. a happy smiling person
  2. (dialectal) sun dog
    Synonym: vädersol

Declension

Declension of solvarg
nominative genitive
singular indefinite solvarg solvargs
definite solvargen solvargens
plural indefinite solvargar solvargars
definite solvargarna solvargarnas

Derived terms

  • solvargsgrin

References

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