dyrka

See also: dýrka

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• dyrket

Verb

dyrka

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

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dýrka, from dýrr (“dear, valuable”).

Verb

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

1. to worship (to honor and adore, especially as a deity)
2. to very strongly admire, to idolize
3. 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
	Participles
Present participle	dyrkande
Past participle	dyrkad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• dyrk
• dyrkan

See also

• tillbe

Further reading

• dyrka in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• yrkad