hykle
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German hüchelen. It is probably derived from Proto-Germanic *hiwją (“shape, appearance”), cf. English hue. The bible of Luther played a central role in propagating this word in Germany (German heucheln) and Scandinavia (Norwegian Bokmål hykle, Swedish hyckla).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]hykle
- be hypocritical, to feign (e.g. piety, goodwill)
Derived terms
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German huchelen (compare Plautdietsch heichlen (“be a hypocrite”), German heucheln (“feign”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]hykle (imperative hykl or hykle, present tense hykler, simple past and past participle hykla or hyklet, present participle hyklende)
- to practice hypocrisy, be a hypocrite
- 2013 July 20, Frida Boisen, quoted in Agnes Klem, Lene Skogstrøm, "Advarer mot seksualisert klesmote for barn", in Aftenposten.
- Det er på tide at klesbutikkene slutter å hykle!
- It's about time that clothes outlets stop being hypocrites!
- 2013 July 20, Frida Boisen, quoted in Agnes Klem, Lene Skogstrøm, "Advarer mot seksualisert klesmote for barn", in Aftenposten.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “hykle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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