Breakdown of Þau voru nærri því soltin til dauða í skóginum.
vera
to be
þau
they (n)
í
in / into / to (before the hour, in telling time) / per (in frequency expressions)
skógurinn
the forest
því
it (dative)
til
to
dauðinn
the death
nærri
nearly
svelta
to starve
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