Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for reka

²reka v (acc) (rak, ráku, rekið)

1. (stugga) drive away, drive

2. (starfrækja) run, operate

~ fyrirtæki

run a business

3. (~ úr starfi) fire, dismiss

4. (~ úr skóla) expel

5. (slá) hammer, strike

~ inn nagla

hammer in a nail

6. impers

bátinn rak að landi

the boat drifted towards the shore

þegar í nauðirnar rekur

in an emergency

mig rekur ekki minni til þess

I do not recall it

það rekur að því

the time will come

7. phrases

~ sig á e-ð

bump into sth

~st á e-n

bump into sby

~st á e-ð

1) collide with sth

2) come across sth

~ á eftir e-m

urge sby on

~ e-n á dyr

order/throw sby out

~ á eftir e-m

tell sby to hurry up

~ burt

drive away

~ e-n í gegn

run sby through

~ augun í e-ð

notice sth

hann rak í vörðurnar

he faltered

~ upp öskur

give a shout

~ e-n út

show sby the door

~ út úr sér tunguna

stick out one's tongue

~ við

fart

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