ihjel

See also: i hjel

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse í hel (“to the netherworld”). Compare Swedish ihjäl and Norwegian Nynorsk i hel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ijɛl/, [iˈjɛl]

Adverb

ihjel

  1. to death
    slå ihjel – kill, literally: beat to death
    slå sig ihjel – lose one's life, be killed
    slå tiden ihjel – kill time (make time seem to pass more quickly by doing nothing important)
  2. (figuratively) to death (to a great degree)
    kede sig ihjel – be bored to death
    tie ihjel – hush up

Synonyms

  • til døde
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