abbast
Icelandic
Verb
abbast (reflexive verb)
- to mess, to mess with, to diss
- Ekki abbast upp á mig.
- Don't mess with me.
- Ekki abbast upp á mig.
- (dated) to be angry, to quarrel
Usage notes
- This phrase is almost always used in the phrase abbast upp á, instead of on its own.
Derived terms
- abbast upp á
- abbast við á
Further reading
- abbast in Icelandic dictionaries at islex.is
- abbast in Hólmarsson et al.: Íslensk-ensk orðabók. 1989.