hægt og bítandi

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From hægt (slowly), compare the adjective hægur (slow) and og (and) and bítandi (biting, bitingly) the present participle of bíta (to bite).

Adverb edit

hægt og bítandi

  1. slowly but effectively, by inches, inch by inch
    Þrek hennar dvínar hægt og bítandi.
    Her endurance shall slowly dwindle.

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