dyrka

See also: dýrka

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

dyrka

  1. inflection of dyrke:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dyrka, from Old Norse dýrka, equivalent to dyr +‎ -a. Compare Norwegian and Danish dyrke.

Sense 3 is from dyrk +‎ -a.

Verb

dyrka (present dyrkar, preterite dyrkade, supine dyrkat, imperative dyrka)

  1. to worship (honor and adore, especially as a deity)
    • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Andra Kungaboken [2 Kings] 17:38”, in Bibel 2000‎[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 22 October 2025:
      Glöm inte förbundet som jag slöt med er, och dyrka inte andra gudar.
      Do not forget the covenant I have made with you, and do not worship other gods.
  2. (by extension) to adore, to idolize
    Han dyrkar Zlatan. ― He idolizes Zlatan.
  4. to pick (a lock, to open it without the proper key)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dyrka (weak)
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.

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