leita á
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From leita (“to look for, to search”) + á (“on”).
Verb
[edit]- (with dative) to search at, to search with, to look at
- Hefurðu prufað að leita á Google?
- Have you tried searching with Google?
- (with dative) to frisk somebody, to search somebody
- Lögreglan leitaði á mönnunum þremur en fann ekkert.
- The police tried frisking the three men but found nothing.
- (with accusative) to make passes at somebody, to make advances