elda grátt silfur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From elda (“to cook”) and grátt the neuter accusative of grár (“grey”) and the accusative of silfur (“silver”), literally meaning to "cook grey silver".
Verb edit
elda grátt silfur (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative eldaði grátt silfur, supine eldað grátt silfur)
- (idiomatic) to be at loggerheads, to be at sixes and sevens