Icelandic

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Etymology

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From liggja (to lie) + í (in) + kör (a bed in which one lies bedridden). Compare karlægur (bedridden on account of old age).

Verb

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liggja í kör

  1. to lie bedridden, to be bedridden due to old age
    leggjast í kör.
    To lay oneself down bedridden.