sœkja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną (“to seek, to look for”). 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

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

  1. to seek, look for, search
  2. to strive

Conjugation
Conjugation of sœkja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive sœkja
present participle sœkjandi
past participle sóttr
indicative present past
1st-person singular sœki sótta
2nd-person singular sœkir sóttir
3rd-person singular sœkir sótti
1st-person plural sœkjum sóttum
2nd-person plural sœkið sóttuð
3rd-person plural sœkja sóttu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular sœkja sótta
2nd-person singular sœkir sóttir
3rd-person singular sœki sótti
1st-person plural sœkim sóttim
2nd-person plural sœkið sóttið
3rd-person plural sœki sótti
imperative present
2nd-person singular sœk
1st-person plural sœkjum
2nd-person plural sœkið
Conjugation of sœkja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive sœkjask
present participle sœkjandisk
past participle sœkzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular sœkjumk sóttumk
2nd-person singular sœkisk sóttisk
3rd-person singular sœkisk sóttisk
1st-person plural sœkjumsk sóttumsk
2nd-person plural sœkizk sóttuzk
3rd-person plural sœkjask sóttusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular sœkjumk sóttumk
2nd-person singular sœkisk sóttisk
3rd-person singular sœkisk sóttisk
1st-person plural sœkimsk sóttimsk
2nd-person plural sœkizk sóttizk
3rd-person plural sœkisk sóttisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular sœksk
1st-person plural sœkjumsk
2nd-person plural sœkizk

Descendants
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