/ijɛl/, [iˈjɛl]
OprindelseFrom late Old Danish i hæl, from Old Norse í hel (“to the netherworld”). Compare Swedish ihjäl and Norwegian Nynorsk i hel.
- to death
“slå ihjel – kill, literally: beat to death”
“slå sig ihjel – lose one's life, be killed”
“slå tiden ihjel – kill time (make time seem to pass more quickly by doing nothing important)”
- figurativelyto death (to a great degree)
“kede sig ihjel – be bored to death”
“tie ihjel – hush up”