No. 912 in Icelandic
langan
"Langan" is not an independent word in Icelandic but can relate to "langan" as a verb form, meaning "to long for" or "to desire."
In a sentence
Mig langar að borða ís.
I want to eat ice cream.
In this sentence, 'langar' is used in its infinitive form to denote 'to want,' indicating a desire or wish in the first person singular.
Hann hefur lengi langað til að fór að ferðast.
He has long wanted to go traveling.
Here, 'langað' appears in the past participle form, expressing a feeling of ongoing or long-held desire in the third person singular.
Hún langar eftir ævintýri.
She yearns for adventure.
In this example, 'langar' is employed to express a strong internal desire, synonymously akin to 'craving' or 'yearning,' tailored to the subject of the sentence.
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