spjaldanna á milli

spjaldanna á milli

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• lesa spjaldanna á milli

Etymology

From spjaldanna (“of the book covers”), the plural genitive with an definite article of the word spjald (“a cover of a book”) and á milli (“between”), meaning to "between the covers".

Verb

spjaldanna á milli

1. (idiomatic) to from cover to cover
   • 1850 Piltur og stúlka ("boy and girl") by Jón Thoroddsen elder (Icelandic text)

     Sigríður kunni allar Úlfarsrímur spjaldanna á milli.

     Sigríður knew all the Rhymes of Úlfar from cover to cover.

   Lesa bók spjaldanna á milli.

   To read a book from cover to cover.

   Ég er ekki kristinn en ég las alla Biblíuna spjaldanna á milli.

   I'm not a Christian but I read the entire Bible from cover to cover.