This is the 690th most frequent Icelandic word.
líta
To look.
Here, 'líta' is used in the infinitive form 'lít' to indicate the action of looking.
Ég lít út um gluggann.
I look out the window.
In this case, 'líta' is conjugated as 'leit' in past tense, used metaphorically to mean visiting or stopping by.
Hún leit við á leiðinni.
She stopped by on the way.
Here, 'líta' (in plural form 'líta') refers to admiration or respect metaphorically.