metusalem

See also: Metusalem

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Metuselah (Norwegian Nynorsk Metusalem), a biblical character recorded in the Hebrew Bible to have lived 969 years.

Noun

metusalem m (definite singular metusalemmen, indefinite plural metusalemmar, definite plural metusalemmane)

1. any person or thing that has lived to a very old age

References

• “metusalem” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.