"setjast í helgan stein" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

Etymology: Literally, “to sit in a holy stone”. The older form of the idiom was stejast í stein, meaning "to join a monastery". Etymology templates: {{m-g|to sit in a holy stone}} “to sit in a holy stone”, {{lit|to sit in a holy stone}} Literally, “to sit in a holy stone” Head templates: {{head|is|verb|head=setjast í helgan stein}} setjast í helgan stein
  1. (idiomatic) to retire, to go into retirement Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-setjast_í_helgan_stein-is-verb-K8zyWw8E Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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