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hnigna.

to worsen, to make decline, to cause to deteriorate [with preceding dative ‘something, e.g. one's health, finances, morals, etc.’] (idiomatically translated as “get worse”, “decline”, or “deteriorate”, with the dative object as the logical subject)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

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verb[ˈn̥ɪkna]
  1. to worsen, to make decline, to cause to deteriorate [with preceding dative ‘something, e.g. one's health, finances, morals, etc.’] (idiomatically translated as “get worse”, “decline”, or “deteriorate”, with the dative object as the logical subject)

    impersonal · verb · weak
    Heilsu minni hnignaði og ég gat ekki unnið lengur.
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