Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for sækja

sækja v (acc) (sótti, sótt)

1. (ná í) get, fetch

2. (ráðast fram) attack, be on the offensive

3. (koma á) attend

~ fund

attend a meeting

4. impers

(á) mig sækir svefn

I am getting drowsy

þegar fram í sækir

later on, as time goes on

5. refl

þetta sækist vel/illa

this is progressing well/badly

mér sækist þetta vel/illa

I am making good/little progress

~st eftir e-u

desire sth, covet sth, strive for sth

7. phrases

~ að e-m

attack sby

~ vel að

come just at the right moment, come at an opportune moment

~ illa að

come at an inopportune moment

~ fram

advance

~ mál gegn e-m

prosecute sby

~ e-n heim

visit sby

~ í e-ð

go for sth

~ móti vindi

struggle against the wind

~ e-ð til e-rs

get sth from sby

~ um e-ð

apply for sth

~ e-ð fast

work hard to get sth

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