beinharður

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Adjective

beinharður (comparative beinharðari, superlative beinharðastur)

1. 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