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Where does “sækja heim” come from?

sækja heim (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sækja heim — to visit; "in a hostile sense", to attack one.

sækja heim (Icelandic): to visit, to pay a visit

Definitions

  1. to visit, to pay a visit

Ancestry of “sækja heim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesækja heimto visit; "in a hostile sense", to attack one

Words derived from “sækja heim”

  • heimsókn
  • heimsækja
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