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dyrke

verbverb

to grow · to cultivate · to worship · to pursue

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt dýrka; av dyr (II)expensive · precious · dearly Old Norse dýrka; from dyr (II)expensive · precious · dearly

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. bearbeide jord for å få avling to work the soil in order to get a crop
    • dyrke jorda to cultivate the land
    • dyrke opp nytt land to bring new land under cultivation
    brukt som adjektiv used as an adjective
    • gården er på 100 mål dyrket mark the farm consists of 100 decares of cultivated land
  2. drive fram grøde;
    avle (1)to grow
    to raise crops;
    to growavle (1)
    • dyrke korn to grow grain
    • de dyrker gulrøtter bak huset they grow carrots behind the house
  3. tilbe som hellig;
    ære (II, 2)to revere
    to worship as sacred;
    to revereære (II, 2)
    • dyrke avguder to worship idols
  4. akte (3)to esteem, beundre (2)to admire, forgudeto idolise to esteemakte (3), to admirebeundre (2), to idoliseforgude
    • de dyrket favorittbandet sitt they worshipped their favourite band
  5. odle (2)to cultivate, utvikle (2)to develop to cultivateodle (2), to developutvikle (2)
    • dyrke en hobby to pursue a hobby
    • ha tid til å dyrke vennskapet to have time to nurture the friendship