Icelandic

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Etymology

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From the verb bera (to carry, to bear) + -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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berast

  1. to be carried
  2. to be spread
  3. to circulate
  4. to get, receive
    Þeim barst miltisbrandur í pósti.
    They received anthrax via mail.
    Fréttirnar bárust af ferðinni.
    The news about the trip were received.

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