lepja dauðann úr skel
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From lepja (“to lap up”) and dauðann (“death”) and úr (“from”) and skel (“a shell”).
Verb[edit]
lepja dauðann úr skel (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lapti dauðann úr skel, supine lapið dauðann úr skel)
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to live in destitution, to live on the verge of starvation (compare French manger de la vache enragée)