sǿkja

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (“to seek, to look for”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti. Cognate with Old English sēċan, sēka, Old Frisian, Old Saxon sōkian, Old High German suohhan, Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sōkjan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek out”).

Verb

sǿkja (singular past indicative sótti, plural past indicative sóttu, past participle sóttr)

  1. to seek, look for, search
  2. to strive
  3. to attack
    1. (law) to prosecute
      Antonym: verja
      sǿkja sǫk
      to prosecute a case

Conjugation

Conjugation of sǿkja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive sǿkja
present participle sǿkjandi
past participle sóttr
indicative present past
1st-person singular sǿki sótta
2nd-person singular sǿkir sóttir
3rd-person singular sǿkir sótti
1st-person plural sǿkjum sóttum
2nd-person plural sǿkið sóttuð
3rd-person plural sǿkja sóttu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular sǿkja sótta
2nd-person singular sǿkir sóttir
3rd-person singular sǿki sótti
1st-person plural sǿkim sóttim
2nd-person plural sǿkið sóttið
3rd-person plural sǿki sótti
imperative present
2nd-person singular sǿk, sǿki
1st-person plural sǿkjum
2nd-person plural sǿkið
Conjugation of sǿkja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive sǿkjask
present participle sǿkjandisk
past participle sǿkzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular sǿkjumk sóttumk
2nd-person singular sǿkisk sóttisk
3rd-person singular sǿkisk sóttisk
1st-person plural sǿkjumsk sóttumsk
2nd-person plural sǿkizk sóttuzk
3rd-person plural sǿkjask sóttusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular sǿkjumk sóttumk
2nd-person singular sǿkisk sóttisk
3rd-person singular sǿkisk sóttisk
1st-person plural sǿkimsk sóttimsk
2nd-person plural sǿkizk sóttizk
3rd-person plural sǿkisk sóttisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular sǿksk, sǿkisk
1st-person plural sǿkjumsk
2nd-person plural sǿkizk

Related terms

  • sókn (“an attack; battle”)

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