hægt og bítandi
Icelandic
Etymology
From hægt (“slowly”), compare the adjective hægur (“slow”) and og (“and”) and bítandi (“biting, bitingly”) the present participle of bíta (“to bite”).
Adverb
- slowly but effectively, by inches, inch by inch
- Þrek hennar dvínar hægt og bítandi.
- Her endurance shall slowly dwindle.
Synonyms
- hægt og hægt
- smám saman
- hægt og sígandi
- smátt og smátt
- rólega
See also
- framvinda
- fara hægt í sakirnar
- taka rólega á málum
- fara ekki geyst
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