Icelandic

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Etymology

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From the verb þvæla (to talk nonsense) + -st (a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs). See also the appendix about the Icelandic middle voice verbs.

Verb

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þvælast

  1. (intransitive) to run about
    1975, “Það vantar spýtur”, in Ólafur Haukur Símonarson (music), Eniga meniga, performed by Olga Guðrún Árnadóttir:
    Þeir þvælast bara hér og þar og eru fyrir alls staðar
    They're only running about here and there and getting in everyone's way.

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