leita á

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to search on”.

Verb

leita á (past leitaði á)

  1. to search at, to search with, to look at [with dative]
    Hefurðu prufað að leita á Google?
    Have you tried searching with Google?
  2. to frisk someone, to search someone [with dative]
    Lögreglan leitaði á mönnunum þremur en fann ekkert.
    The police tried frisking the three men but found nothing.
  3. to make passes at someone, to make advances [with accusative]
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