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
- heimsækja
- sækja heim
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.
Anagrams
- æskja