biðjast

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Verb

biðjast (biðja; baðst, báðust, beðist)

1. (with genitive) ask
2. (with genitive) pray
3. (with genitive) request

Derived terms

• biðjast undan (to deny)
• biðjast fyrir (to pray)