Icelandic

Verb

kemba hærurnar

1. (dated) to grow old, to age

   Að 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".