berast

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Verb

berast

  1. to be carried
  2. to be spread
  3. to circulate
  4. to get, receive
    Þeim barst miltisbrandur í pósti.
    They received anthrax via mail.
    Fréttirnar bárust af ferðinni.
    The news about the trip were received.

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