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Icelandic
Etymology
From kemba (“to comb”) + hærurnar (“the gray hairs”) the definite accusative plural of hæra (“gray hair”). Meaning "to comb gray hairs".
Verb
kemba hærurnar
- (dated) to grow old, to age
- Að kemba ekki hærurnar. ― To die young.
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".
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