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nær dauða en lífi

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Literally, closer to death than to life.

Idiom

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nær dauða en lífi

  1. (idiomatic) half-dead
    Eftir hlaupið var ég nær dauða en lífi.
    I was half-dead after that run.