hardnakka

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From hard (“hard”) +‎ nakke (“nape”) +‎ -a, a calque of Hebrew קשה ערף (Exodus 33). A biblical term similar to Swedish hårdnackad, Ancient Greek σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotrákhēlos), Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj), German halsstarrig etc. === Adjective === hardnakka (indeclinable) stubborn, stiff-necked Synonyms: sta, stivnakka, vrangviljug === References === “hardnakka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.