lirka

Swedish[edit]

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.

lirka (present lirkar, preterite lirkade, supine lirkat, imperative lirka)

(often with a particle like in, ut, or upp) to 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
(figuratively) to 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

Conjugation of lirka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	lirka		lirkas
Supine	lirkat		lirkats
Imperative	lirka		—
Imper. plural¹	lirken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lirkar	lirkade	lirkas	lirkades
Ind. plural¹	lirka	lirkade	lirkas	lirkades
Subjunctive²	lirke	lirkade	lirkes	lirkades
	Participles
Present participle	lirkande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.