kemba hærurnar
(Redirected from kemba ekki hærurnar)
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom kemba (“to comb”) + hærurnar (“the gray hairs”) the definite accusative plural of hæra (“gray hair”). Meaning "to comb gray hairs".
Verb
editUsage notes
edit- Often used with the adverb ekki (“not”) meaning "to comb no gray hairs" literally meaning to die so early so one gets not a chance to comb one's hair in old age; to "die early" or to "die in the prime of life".
Synonyms
edit- (to grow old): verða gamall, eldast