beinharður

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From bein (“a bone”) and harður (“hard”). Compare the Danish benhård.

Adjective edit

beinharður (comparative beinharðari, superlative beinharðastur)

hard as a bone
Hún borgaði bílinn í beinhörðum peningum.
She paid for the car in hard cash.

Derived terms edit

í beinhörðum peningum (in hard cash)

See also edit

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