abbast

Icelandic

Verb

abbast (reflexive verb)

  1. to mess, to mess with, to diss
    Ekki abbast upp á mig.
    Don't mess with me.
  2. (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.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • abbast in Icelandic dictionaries at islex.is
  • abbast in Hólmarsson et al.: Íslensk-ensk orðabók. 1989.
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