"væta kverkarnar" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

Etymology: From væta (“to make wet”) + kverkarnar (“the throat”). Etymology templates: {{m|is|væta||to make wet}} væta (“to make wet”), {{m|is|kverk|kverkarnar|the throat}} kverkarnar (“the throat”) Head templates: {{head|is|verb|head=væta kverkarnar}} væta kverkarnar
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial) to wet one's whistle, to drink something, to quench one's thirst Tags: colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-væta_kverkarnar-is-verb-Owv3P6Wa Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header

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