No. 510 in Icelandic
horft
"Horft" means "looked" or "watched" in English.
In a sentence
Ég hef oft horft á þessa mynd.
I have often watched this movie.
In this sentence, "horft" is used as a past participle in a compound verb construction meaning 'watched' or 'looked at'.
Við höfum horft fram á bjarta framtíð.
We have looked forward to a bright future.
Here, "horft" conveys the idea of looking forward metaphorically, expressing anticipation or expectation.
Hún horft ekki undan þegar ég spurði hana.
She did not look away when I asked her.
In this usage, "horft" means to look away or avert the gaze, showing a literal action of looking.
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