óminnishegri
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the poem Hávamál, where the term personified alcohol intoxication. Composed of óminni (“amnesia”) + hegri (“heron”).
Noun
[edit]óminnishegri m
- the personification of severe alcohol intoxication; blackout drunkness
- 2007 June 24, Morgunblaðið[1]:
- Tveir voru látnir sofa úr sér óminnishegrann í kjölfar þess að þeir voru teknir grunaðir um að hafa ekið undir áhrifum.
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- the personification of amnesia
- 2018 October 30, Morgunblaðið[2]:
- Lagt til atlögu við óminnishegrann
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