metusalem

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Metuselah (Norwegian Nynorsk Metusalem), a biblical character recorded in the Hebrew Bible to have lived 969 years.

Noun[edit]

metusalem m (definite singular metusalemmen, indefinite plural metusalemmar, definite plural metusalemmane)

  1. any person or thing that has lived to a very old age

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