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Etymology
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Verb

 * 1)  to be startled, to be shocked, to be taken aback
 * 2)  to move quickly, to jerk,  to brandish, to draw
 * 3) * 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."
 * 1)  to appear briefly
 * Skrímslinu brá fyrir í skugganum.
 * The monster appeared in the shadow.
 * The monster appeared in the shadow.

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) to ,
 * 2) to  a sword