þykjast

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Verb

þykjast

to pretend to be or do something

Further reading

“þykjast” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

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