Icelandic

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Etymology

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From the verb bregða + -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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bregðast

  1. (with dative) to fail
  2. (with dative) to let down
    Hún hefur brugðist mér.
    She's let me down.

Derived terms

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