karlægur

Icelandic

Etymology

kör (“a bed in which one lies bedridden”) +‎ -lægur, from liggja (“to lie”). Compare liggja í kör (“to lie bedridden”).

Adjective

karlægur

bedridden of age
Hún er orðin karlæg.
She has become bedridden.

Synonyms

(bedridden of age): sem liggur í kör, rúmfastur

See also

elli
ellihrumur
ellimóður
elliær
fótahrumur
gamalær
hrumleiki
hró, vera orðinn hálfgert hró, vera orðinn óttalegt hró
kalka
kalkaður
kararmaður
kararkerling
kör
skar, vera orðinn hálfgert skar, vera orðinn óttalegt skar

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