nær dauða en lífi

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Icelandic

Etymology

From nær (meaning "closer") + dauða (meaning " death"), the dative singular of dauði (meaning "death") + en (meaning "than") + lífi (meaning " life"), the dative singular of líf. Meaning "closer death than life".

Idiom

nær dauða en lífi

  1. (idiomatic) meaning that one is closer to death than life
    Eftir hlaupið var ég nær dauða en lífi.
    I was closer to death than life after that run.