metusalem

See also: Metusalem

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

References

“metusalem” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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