sækja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sœkja, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek out”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsaiːca/
Rhymes: -aiːca

Verb

sækja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sótti, supine sótt)

to fetch

Fljótur Snati! Sæktu boltann!
Quick Snati! Fetch the ball!
to pick up

Nennirðu að sækja krakkann úr leikskólanum?
Would you mind picking the kid up from the kindergarten?
to attend (studies, classes)

Ég sæki íslenskutíma.
I attend classes in Icelandic.
to advance (in battle)
to prosecute

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

Anagrams

æskja

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