gefast

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈfaːst/

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gefast

1. past participle of fasen

From gefa (“to give”) +‎ -st.

gefast

1. (transitive, dative logical subject) to get, receive

   Synonym: fá

2. (intransitive) to be available
   • 1939, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Aðventa, 7th edition, Almenna bókafélagið, published 1990, page 52:

     — notaði næðið á meðan það gafst.

     —used the quiet time while it was available.

• gefast upp
• gefast vel
• gefast illa
• gefast tækifæri (“to get a chance”)

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