drepast

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Verb

drepast

  1. (offensive) to die
    Gamli karlinn drapst.
    The old man died.
    Ég er að drepast úr greddu.
    I'm horny as fuck.
  2. to kick the bucket (referring to a machine)
    Gemsinn minn drapst. Ég verð að fá mér nýjan.
    My mobile kicked the bucket. I have to get a new one.

Derived terms
  • drepast úr greddu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

drepast

  1. passive infinitive of drepa and drepe
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