martröð

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Icelandic

Etymology

From mara +‎ tröð.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmar̥.tʰrœːð/

Noun

martröð f (genitive singular martraðar, nominative plural martraðir)

  1. nightmare
    Fjögurra ára sonur minn fékk martröð um jólaköttinn.
    My four-year-old son had a nightmare about the Yule cat.
  2. (figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses severe anxiety, terror or agony.

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