ljúka

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúka, lúka, from Proto-Germanic *leukaną, *lūkaną (to shut, lock). Of the two forms, ljúka and lúka, the latter is attested earlier.

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Verb

ljúka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lauk, third-person plural past indicative luku, supine lokið)

  1. (with dative) to finish, to end
  2. (with dative) to complete
  3. (with dative) to end, to close, to come or bring to an end
  4. (with dative) finalise/finalize
  5. (with dative, of a limited period of time) to expire
  6. (with dative) to conclude

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