sækja
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek out”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
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
- Synonym: ná í
- 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)
Conjugation edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
- sækja um (“apply for”)
- sækja mál (“to sue; to prosecute”)
- heimsækja
- sækja heim
- sækja til saka (“to prosecute”)
- lögsækja (“to prosecute”)
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)