að verða ekki um sel
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Selur is a seal (the marine animal). Many people felt uneasy about seals and their often human-like behaviour, they therefore formed a part of various superstitions.
Phrase[edit]
- to not like the look of things
References[edit]
Guðrún Kvaran. „Hvernig verður manni ekki um sel?“ Vísindavefurinn, 8 December 2005.