látast

See also: latast and látást

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Verb

látast

1. To pass away, to die (a euphemism for deyja and especially drepast).

Synonyms

• (to die): deyja, drepast