hristast

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Verb

hristast

1. to shake, to tremble, to quake

   Ég reyndi að sofna en flugvélin hristist svo mikið.

   I tried to sleep but the plane trembled so much.

See also

• nötra