sǿkja

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (to seek, to look for), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti. Cognate with Old English sēċan, sēka, Old Frisian, Old Saxon sōkian, Old High German suohhan, Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sōkjan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (to seek out).

Verb

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sǿkja (singular past indicative sótti, plural past indicative sóttu, past participle sóttr)

  1. to seek, look for, search
  2. to strive
  3. to attack
    1. (law) to prosecute
      Antonym: verja
      sǿkja sǫk
      to prosecute a case

Conjugation

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  • sókn (an attack; battle)

Descendants

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