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korra.

for there to be a croaking, rattling (from the throat) or heavy wheezing [with það ‘dummy subject’ and í (+ dative) ‘person or thing making the croaking/rattling/wheezing sound’] (idiomatically translated as “croak”, “rattle”, or “wheeze”, with the dative prepositional object as the logical subject)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkʰɔrːa]
  1. for there to be a croaking, rattling (from the throat) or heavy wheezing [with það ‘dummy subject’ and í (+ dative) ‘person or thing making the croaking/rattling/wheezing sound’] (idiomatically translated as “croak”, “rattle”, or “wheeze”, with the dative prepositional object as the logical subject)

    impersonal · weak
    Það korraði í gamla manninum.
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Probably of expressive or onomatopoeic origin, similar to Swedish kurra.

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