liggja í kör

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to lie in bed” (where kör refers specifically to a bed in which one lies bedridden). Compare karlægur (“bedridden on account of old age”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk korlægje.

Verb

liggja í kör

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