lepja dauðann úr skel
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)