kemba ekki hærurnar

== Icelandic == === Etymology === Literally, “to comb gray hairs”. === Verb === kemba hærurnar (dated, chiefly in the negative) to grow old, to age Synonyms: verða gamall, eldast að kemba ekki hærurnar ― to die young (literally, “to comb no gray hairs”) ==== Usage notes ==== Often used with the adverb ekki (“not”) meaning "to comb no gray hairs", i.e. to "die early" or to "die in the prime of life".