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Icelandic
Etymology
From the verb abba + -st (“a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs”). See also the appendix about the Icelandic middle voice verbs.
Pronunciation
Verb
abbast (reflexive verb)
- to mess, to mess with, to diss
- (dated) to be angry, to quarrel
Usage notes
- This phrase is almost always used in the phrase abbast upp á, instead of on its own.
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