segja upp

Icelandic

Verb

segja upp (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sagði upp, supine sagt upp)

1. (transitive, takes the dative) to fire from a job, to lay off

   Þeir sögðu mér upp vegna þess að ég mætti aldrei.

   They laid me off because I never showed up.

   Synonyms: reka, láta fara

2. (transitive, takes the dative) to resign, to quit a job

   Ég sagði upp. ― I quit my job.

   Synonyms: hætta, segja þetta gott

3. (transitive, takes the dative) to break up with, to jilt

   Hann sagði henni upp.

   He broke up with her.

   Synonym: hætta með

4. (transitive, takes the dative, of a subscription) to stop, to give up, to relinquish, to give notice to terminate

   Að segja upp áskrift.

   To give up subscription.

   Við segjum upp blaðinu í næstu viku.

   We'll stop subscription of the paper next week.