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deyja_drottni_sínum

deyja drottni sínum

Icelandic

Verb

deyja drottni sínum ‎(strong verb, third-person singular past indicative dó drottni sínum, third-person plural past indicative dóu drottni sínum, supine dáið drottni sínum)

  1. (idiomatic) to die; often alone and forsaken, without anyone offering a helping hand

Etymology

From deyja ‎(“to die”) and drottni ‎(“to the Lord”), the dative of drottinn ‎(“the Lord”) and sínum ‎(“to one's”), the dative of sinn ‎(“his”), literally “to die to one’s lord”.

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