þyk/ja v (þótti, þótt)
1. (vera talinn) be regarded, be considered, be thought to be
hann ~ir skemmtilegur
he is considered to be amusing
2. impers (finnast) feel, like
mér ~ir þetta gott
I like this
mér ~ir gaman að þessu
I enjoy this
~~ e-ð leitt
be sorry about sth
~~ vænt um e-n
be fond of sby
mér ~ir mikið til hans koma
I think highly of him
3. impers (móðgast) take offense
honum þótti við mig fyrir þetta
he took offense at what I did
4. impers phrases
~~ fyrir e-u
feel sorry about sth
mér ~ir fyrir að hafa gert þetta
I am sorry I did this
5. refl pretend, make believe, think
hann ~ist vera sérfræðingur
he claims to be an expert
hún þóttist ekkert vita
she made out she knew nothing about it
ég var bara að ~~st
I was just pretending
ég þóttist hafa gert það rétt
I thought I had done it right