leita

From Old Norse leita.

leita

1. to seek, to search

From Old Norse leita.

• Rhymes: -eiːta

leita (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leitaði, supine leitað)

1. (with dative or að) to seek, to search, to look for

   Afsakið, en ég er að leita að Hallgrímskirkju.

   Excuse me, I'm looking for Hallgrímskirkja.

   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 miðils til að tala við vin minn sem dó.

   I decided to turn to a psychic to talk to my friend who died.

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• leit

• leitet
• leitte (simple past)
• lette (simple past)
• leitt (past participle)
• lett (past participle)

leita

1. simple past of leite
2. past participle of leite

• leite

From Old Norse leita. Akin to English obsolete dialectal English lait.

• IPA^(key): /²læɪtɑ/

leita (present tense leitar or leiter, past tense leita or leitte, past participle leita or leitt, present participle leitande, imperative leit)

1. to search

• leit (noun)

• lete (Bokmål)

• “leita” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną.

leita

1. to seek, to search

leita f (plural leitas)

1. milt (fish semen)

• láctea