"fá sér í svanginn" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

Etymology: Literally, “to get (something) into one’s hungry stomach”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to get (something) into one’s hungry stomach}} “to get (something) into one’s hungry stomach”, {{lit|to get (something) into one’s hungry stomach}} Literally, “to get (something) into one’s hungry stomach” Head templates: {{head|is|verb|head=fá sér í svanginn}} fá sér í svanginn
  1. (idiomatic) to get (something) to eat [with dative] Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-fá_sér_í_svanginn-is-verb-~c2t~Lfg Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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