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eiga_sér_langan_aðdraganda

eiga sér langan aðdraganda

Icelandic

Verb

eiga sér langan aðdraganda ‎(preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative á sér langan aðdraganda, third-person singular past indicative átti sér langan aðdraganda, supine átt sér langan aðdraganda)

  1. to have a long story behind it
    Fall Rómar á sér langan aðdraganda.
    There is a long story behind the downfall of Rome.

Etymology

From eiga ‎(“to have”) and sér ‎(“to itself”), the dative form of sig ‎(“oneself”) and langan ‎(“a long”) the accusative masculine form of langur ‎(“long”) and aðdraganda ‎(“an antecedent”) the accusative of aðdragandi ‎(“an antecedent”).

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