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kemba_ekki_hærurnar

kemba hærurnar

Icelandic

Verb

kemba hærurnar

  1. (dated) to grow old, to age
    kemba ekki hærurnar.
    To die young.

Synonyms

  • (to grow old): verða gamall, eldast

Usage notes

  • Often used with the adverb ekki (not) meaning "to comb no gray hairs" literally meaning to die so early so one gets not a chance to comb one's hair in old age; to "die early" or to "die in the prime of life".