svara í sömu mynt

From svara (“to answer”) and í (“in”) and sömu (“same”) and mynt (“a coin”), meaning "to answer in the same coin" or "pay back in the same coin".

svara í sömu mynt (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative svaraði í sömu mynt, supine svarað í sömu mynt)

1. (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive, governs the dative) to hit back ^syn.
2. (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive, governs the dative) to retaliate, to reciprocate ^syn.
3. (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive, governs the dative, e.g. a compliment) to return ^syn.

• borga í sömu mynt
• hefnd

• (hit back): ^def. slá til baka
• (retaliate): ^def. gjalda líku líkt, hefna sín
• (return): ^def. endurgjalda, launa fyrir sig

• Danish: give igen i samme mønt
• Swedish: ge tillbaka med samma mynt