bregða

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛɣða/

  Rhymes: -ɛɣða

Verb

bregða (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative brá, third-person plural past indicative brugðu, supine brugðið)

1. (impersonal) to be startled, to be shocked, to be taken aback

   Mér brá.

   I was startled.

2. (transitive, governs the dative) to move quickly, to jerk, (of a sword) to brandish, to draw
   • Matthew 26:52 (English and Icelandic)

     Jesús sagði við hann: „Slíðra sverð þitt! Allir, sem sverði bregða, munu fyrir sverði falla.“

     "Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword."

3. (impersonal) to appear briefly

   Skrímslinu brá fyrir í skugganum.

   The monster appeared in the shadow.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bregð
• bregða fyrir
• bregða fæti fyrir
• bregða sér

• bregðast
• bregðast illa við
• bregðast vel við
• bregðast við

See also

• sveifla

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Old Norse

Verb

bregða (singular past indicative brá, plural past indicative brugðu, past participle brogðit)

1. to turn around, flip

Conjugation

Conjugation of bregða — active (strong class 3)

infinitive	bregða
present participle	bregðandi
past participle	brogðinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	bregð	brá
2nd-person singular	bregðr	brátt
3rd-person singular	bregðr	brá
1st-person plural	bregðum	brugðum
2nd-person plural	bregðið	brugðuð
3rd-person plural	bregða	brugðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	bregða	brygða
2nd-person singular	bregðir	brygðir
3rd-person singular	bregði	brygði
1st-person plural	bregðim	brygðim
2nd-person plural	bregðið	brygðið
3rd-person plural	bregði	brygði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	bregð
1st-person plural	bregðum
2nd-person plural	bregðið

Conjugation of bregða — mediopassive (strong class 3)

infinitive	bregðask
present participle	bregðandisk
past participle	brogðizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	bregðumk	brugðumk
2nd-person singular	bregzk	brázk
3rd-person singular	bregzk	brásk
1st-person plural	bregðumsk	brugðumsk
2nd-person plural	bregðizk	brugðuzk
3rd-person plural	bregðask	brugðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	bregðumk	brygðumk
2nd-person singular	bregðisk	brygðisk
3rd-person singular	bregðisk	brygðisk
1st-person plural	bregðimsk	brygðimsk
2nd-person plural	bregðizk	brygðizk
3rd-person plural	bregðisk	brygðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	bregzk
1st-person plural	bregðumsk
2nd-person plural	bregðizk