dyrka
See also: dýrka
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]dyrka
- inflection of dyrke:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse dýrka, from dýrr (“dear, valuable”).
Verb
[edit]dyrka (present dyrkar, preterite dyrkade, supine dyrkat, imperative dyrka)
- to worship (to honor and adore, especially as a deity)
- to very strongly admire, to idolize
- to pick (a lock, to open it without the proper key)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dyrka | dyrkas | ||
| supine | dyrkat | dyrkats | ||
| imperative | dyrka | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | dyrken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | dyrkar | dyrkade | dyrkas | dyrkades |
| ind. plural1 | dyrka | dyrkade | dyrkas | dyrkades |
| subjunctive2 | dyrke | dyrkade | dyrkes | dyrkades |
| present participle | dyrkande | |||
| past participle | dyrkad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- dyrka in Svensk ordbok.