biðjast

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Verb

biðjast (biðja; baðst, báðust, beðist)

  1. (with genitive) ask
  2. (with genitive) pray
  3. (with genitive) request

Derived terms
  • biðjast undan (to deny)
  • biðjast fyrir (to pray)
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