sækja

From Old Norse sœkja, 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

   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)
5. to prosecute

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• heimsækja
• sækja heim

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

• æskja