upptekinn

Icelandic

Etymology

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Adjective

upptekinn (comparative uppteknari, superlative uppteknastur)

1. busy, occupied

   Ég er upptekinn í skólanum.

   I'm busy at school.

2. (of seats, lavatories etc.) taken, occupied

Synonyms

• (busy): vant við látinn

Derived terms

• halda uppteknum hætti (to go on behaving the same way)

See also

• annríki