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þekkja

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See also: tekkja

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þekkja, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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þekkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þekkti, supine þekkt)

  1. to know, be familiar with [with accusative]
    Synonym: vera kunnur
    Ég þekki þennan mann ekki!
    I don't know this person!
  2. to recognize, know [with accusative]
    Synonym: bera kennsl á
    Geir? Ég þekkti þig ekki.
    Geir? I didn't recognize you.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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