væta kverkarnar

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From væta (to make wet) + kverkarnar (the throat).

Verb

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væta kverkarnar

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial) to wet one's whistle, to drink something, to quench one's thirst

Usage notes

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Can be used to refer to ingesting any type of liquid (water, soda, etc.), but is also often used specifically to refer to having alcohol.