Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for sitja

sitja v (acc) (sat, sátu, setið)

1. (vera í sæti) sit

~ á stól

sit on a chair

~ hest

sit on a horse

2. (vera viðstaddur) attend

~ fund

attend a meeting

3. (hafa völd) be in power, hold office

stjórnin situr enn

the government still remains in office

4. pp

stofan var þétt setin

the room was crowded

5. phrases

~ á þingi

be a member of the Althing

~ á sér

restrain oneself

~ á e-m

keep sby down

~ að snæðingi

be eating

~ e-ð af sér

miss an opportunity

~ eftir með sárt ennið

be left nursing one's wounds

~ fyrir

sit for a portrait

~ fyrir (með e-ð)

be preferred, be favored

~ fyrir e-m

ambush sby

~ fyrir svörum

be questioned

~ heima

stay at home

~ hjá

abstain (from voting)

~ inni

be in prison

~ til borðs

sit at table

~ um e-n

try to get hold of sby, try to catch sby

~ um borg

lay siege to a city

~ um kyrrt

stay put

~ undir e-u

listen to sth

~ undir borðum

sit at table

~ uppi með e-ð

be stuck with sth

~ við

work continuously

~ yfir verki

do a long stretch of work

~ yfir í prófi

proctor an examination, (UK) invigilate an exam

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