elda grátt silfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From elda (“to cook”) and grátt the neuter accusative of grár (“grey”) and the accusative of silfur (“silver”), literally meaning to "cook grey silver".

Verb

elda grátt silfur (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative eldaði grátt silfur, supine eldað grátt silfur)

  1. (idiomatic) to be at loggerheads, to be at sixes and sevens
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