solvarg

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²suːlˌvarj/

Noun

solvarg c

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

   Synonym: vädersol

Declension

Declension of solvarg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	solvarg	solvargen	solvargar	solvargarna
Genitive	solvargs	solvargens	solvargars	solvargarnas

Derived terms

• solvargsgrin

References

• solvarg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• solvarg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)