liggja í kör

Icelandic

Etymology

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

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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