trekkja

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰrɛhca/
    Rhymes: -ɛhca

Verb

trekkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative trekkti, supine trekkt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative, of a clock or watch) to wind
    trekkja klukku.
    To wind up a clock.
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative, colloquial, e.g. of customers) to attract, to pull, to draw
  3. (impersonal) to be a draught
    Það trekkir.
    There is a draught.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (wind): def. draga upp
  • (attract): def. laða að

See also

  • gangverk
  • klukkuverk
  • úrverk
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