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Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish *liþka (compare Icelandic liðka), derived from Old Norse liðr (“member”). For the shift from -dk- to -rk- compare with burk. Doublet of led.
Verb
lirka (present lirkar, preterite lirkade, supine lirkat, imperative lirka)
- (often with a particle like in, ut, or upp) to carefully twist, bend, etc., (something) to accomplish something, with fiddly connotations; to coax
En räv hade fastnat i ett stängsel, men de lyckades lirka loss den efter en timme- A fox had gotten stuck in a fence, but they managed to free ("coax loose") it after an hour
Han lyckades lirka upp låset med gaffeln- He managed to coax the lock open with the fork
- (figuratively) to carefully manipulate (someone or something, with good or bad intentions); to coax
Vi fick lirka lite, men till slut gick han med på våra krav- We had to coax him a bit, but he finally agreed to our demands
Conjugation
Conjugation of lirka (weak)
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