sýnast

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

sýnast (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sýndist, supine sýnst)

1. to pretend, to put on a front
2. to like, to please

   Ég geri það sem mér sýnist.

   I do as I please.

3. to seem to one

   Mér sýnist þetta ganga vel.

   To me it seems to be going well.

• ekki er allt sem sýnist (things aren't always what they seem to be, appearances can deceive, appearances can be deceiving; confer ekki allur þar sem hann er séður)