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{{also|leitä}}

==Faroese==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|fo|non|leita}}, from {{inh|fo|gem-pro|*wlaitōną}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|fo|/ˈlaiːta/}}
* {{rhymes|fo|aiːta}}
* {{homophones|fo|leitað}}

===Verb===
{{fo-verb|leitaði|leitaðu|leitað}}

# to [[seek]], to [[search]]

====Conjugation====
{{fo-conj-30|leit}}

==Icelandic==

===Etymology===
From {{der|is|non|leita}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{rhymes|is|eiːta|s=2}}

===Verb===
{{is-verb-weak|leitaði|leitað}}

# {{lb|is|with genitive or {{l|is|að}}}} to [[seek]], to [[search]], to [[look for]]
#: ''Afsakið, en ég er að '''leita''' að [[w:is:Hallgrímskirkja|Hallgrímskirkju]].''
#:: Excuse me, I'm '''looking for''' [[w:en:Hallgrímskirkja|Hallgrímskirkja]].
#: {{ux|is|Þú ættir að '''leita''' læknis, þú lítur ekki vel út.|You should '''consult''' a doctor. You don't look well.}}
#: ''Ég ákvað að [[leita til|'''leita''' til]] miðils til að tala við vin minn sem dó.''
#:: I decided to '''turn to''' a psychic to talk to my friend who died.

====Conjugation====
{{is-conj-w4|l|ei|t}}

====Derived terms====
{{der-top}}
* {{l|is|leita á}}
* {{l|is|leita eftir}}
* {{l|is|leita fyrir sér}}
* {{l|is|leita hófanna hjá}}
* {{l|is|leitast}}
* {{l|is|leitast við}}
* {{l|is|leita til}}
{{der-bottom}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|is|leit}}

[[Category:Most used Icelandic verbs]]

==Norwegian Bokmål==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|nb|leitet}}
* {{alt|nb|leitte||simple past|}}
* {{alt|nb|lette||simple past|}}
* {{alt|nb|leitt||past participle|}}
* {{alt|nb|lett||past participle|}}

===Verb===
{{head|nb|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|nb|leite||simple past|;|past|part}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|nn|leite}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|nn|non|leita}}. Akin to obsolete dialectal {{cog|en|lait}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nn|/²lɛɪːta/}}

===Verb===
{{head|nn|verb|present tense|leitar|or|leiter|past tense|leita|or|leitte|past participle|leita|or|leitt|present participle|leitande|imperative|leit}}

# to [[search]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|nn|leit}} {{q|noun}}

===See also===
* {{l-nb|lete}}

===References===
* {{R:Dokpro|lang=nn}}

==Old Norse==

===Etymology===
From {{der|non|gem-pro|*wlaitōną}}.

===Verb===
{{non-verb|leitaði|leitaðu|leitaðr}}

# to [[seek]], to [[search]]

====Conjugation====
{{non-conj-weak2|leit}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|is|leita}}
* {{desc|fo|leita}}
* {{desc|nn|leita}}
** {{desc|nb|leite|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ovd|lieta}}
* {{desc|da|lede}}
** {{desc|nb|lete}}
* {{desc|gmq-osw|leta|alt=lēta}}
** {{desc|sv|leta}}

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA}}
* {{hyph|pt|lei|ta}}

===Etymology 1===

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|f}}

# [[milt]] {{gloss|fish semen}}
#: {{syn|pt|láctea}}

===Etymology 2===

====Verb====
{{head|pt|verb form}}

# {{pt-verb form of|leitar}}