horvatn

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From hor (famine, starvation) + vatn (water).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

horvatn n (genitive singular horvatns, no plural)

  1. (rare) sweat or perspiration, especially from a skinny man
    Það draup af honum horvatnið.
    Sweat dripped from him.

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