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