beinharður

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

í beinhörðum peningum (in hard cash)

See also

eitilharður
beinhvítur
reiðufé

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