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lirka.

to carefully twist, bend, etc., (something) to accomplish something, with fiddly connotations; to coax

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to carefully twist, bend, etc., (something) to accomplish something, with fiddly connotations; to coax

    often
    En räv hade fastnat i ett stängsel, men de lyckades lirka loss den efter en timme
    Han lyckades lirka upp låset med gaffeln
  2. to carefully manipulate (someone or something, with good or bad intentions); to coax

    figuratively
    Vi fick lirka lite, men till slut gick han med på våra krav
Where this word comes from

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.

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