UrsprungInherited 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.
- oftento 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
- figurativelyto 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
Formerlirkar(present) · lirkade(preterite) · lirkat(supine) · lirka(imperative) · lirka(active, infinitive) · lirkas(infinitive, passive) · lirkat(active, supine) · lirkats(passive, supine) · lirka(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · lirken(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · lirkar(active, indicative, present) · lirkade(active, indicative, past) · lirkas(indicative, passive, present) · lirkades(indicative, passive, past) · lirka(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · lirkade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · lirkas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · lirkades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)