teningunum er kastað

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From teningunum (the dice), the dative definite plural form of teningur (a die) + er (is), the third person singular of vera (to be) + kastað (have been thrown), the active supine of kasta (to throw). Literally "the dice have been thrown".

Phrase

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teningunum er kastað

  1. (idiomatic) the die is cast

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