sækja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sǿkja, 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)

1. to fetch

   Fljótur Snati! Sæktu boltann!

   Quick Snati! Fetch the ball!

2. to pick up

   Synonym: ná í

   Nennirðu að sækja krakkann úr leikskólanum?

   Would you mind picking the kid up from the kindergarten?

3. to attend (studies, classes)

   Ég sæki íslenskutíma.

   I attend classes in Icelandic.

4. to advance (in battle)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• sækja um (“apply for”)
• sækja mál (“to sue; to prosecute”)
• heimsækja
• sækja heim
• sækja til saka (“to prosecute”)
• lögsækja (“to prosecute”)

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Anagrams

• æskja