sækja

From Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek out”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaiːca/

  Rhymes: -aiːca

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)

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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