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Danish
Etymology
From Swedish funka, similar slang which is a shortening of funktionera (“to function, to work”). The surface analysis of funke is a shortening of fungere, which is suggested by the alternative form funge.
Verb
funke (imperative funk, infinitive at funke, present tense funker, past tense funkede, perfect tense har funket)
- (slang) to work well; to work out
1993, Kosmorama:Den funker bare i kraft af sin fuldkomment gennemsigtige opdeling af rummet.- It just works really well through its completely transparent division of the room.
2012, Lars Kjædegaard, Den røde labyrint: En Hvid & Belling-krimi, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:Vi prøvede. Men hun ... det funkede ikke.- We tried. But she ... it didn't work out.
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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English *funca, from Proto-West Germanic *funkō, from Proto-Germanic *funkô.
Pronunciation
Noun
funke
- (rare) spark
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Verb
funke (present tense funkar, past tense funka, past participle funka, passive infinitive funkast, present participle funkande, imperative funke/funk)
- e-infinitive form of funka (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)
Etymology 2
Verb
funke
- (eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag dialect) present tense of funk