brjótast

Icelandic

Etymology

From the verb brjóta (“to break”) + -st (“a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs”). See also the appendix about the Icelandic middle voice verbs.

Verb

brjótast

1. (intransitive) to break (as in breaking in, breaking through, etc.)

Derived terms

• brjótast inn (“to break in”)
• brjótast í gegnum (eitthvað) (“to struggle, to go through with (something)”)
• brjótast út (úr) (“to break out (of)”)

See also

• brjóta