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karlægur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From kör (a bed in which one lies bedridden) +‎ -lægur, from liggja (to lie). Compare liggja í kör (to lie bedridden).

Adjective

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karlægur (not comparable)

  1. bedridden of age
    Synonyms: sem liggur í kör, rúmfastur
    Hún er orðin karlæg.
    She has become bedridden.

Declension

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See also

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