ihjel

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse í hel (“to the netherworld”). Compare Swedish ihjäl and Norwegian Nynorsk i hel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ijɛl/, [iˈjɛl]

Adverb

ihjel

1. to death

   slå ihjel – kill, literally: beat to death

   slå sig ihjel – lose one's life, be killed

   slå tiden ihjel – kill time (make time seem to pass more quickly by doing nothing important)

2. (figuratively) to death (to a great degree)

   kede sig ihjel – be bored to death

   tie ihjel – hush up

Synonyms

• til døde