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Icelandic
Etymology
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".
Verb
svara í sömu mynt (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative svaraði í sömu mynt, supine svarað í sömu mynt)
- (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive, governs the dative) to hit back
- (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive, governs the dative) to retaliate, to reciprocate
- (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive, governs the dative, e.g. a compliment) to return
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