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Icelandic
Etymology
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
bregðast
- (with dative) to fail
- (with dative) to let down
Hún hefur brugðist mér.- She's let me down.
Derived terms