nábrók

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Icelandic

Etymology

From ná- (pertaining to a cadaver or death) + brók (underpants, briefs; trousers).

Pronunciation

Noun

nábrók f (genitive singular nábrókar, nominative plural nábrækur)

  1. (historical) a pair of pants made from the skin of the lower half (below the waist) of a dead man, used for sorcery: necropants
    Synonyms: skollabrók, Papeyjarbuxur, galdrabrækur

Declension

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nominative nábrók nábrókin nábrækur nábrækurnar
accusative nábrók nábrókina nábrækur nábrækurnar
dative nábrók nábrókinni nábrókum nábrókunum
genitive nábrókar nábrókarinnar nábróka nábrókanna
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