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preke homograph 2

verbverb

to preach · to chat

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt prédika, fra latin praedicare ‘utrope, utsi, forkynne’; av prediketo preach Old Norse prédika, from Latin praedicare ‘to proclaim, to declare, to preach’; from prediketo preach

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. holde preken (1)a sermon;
    forkynne     to deliver a sermonpreken (1);
    to preach
    • presten prekte over søndagens tekst the priest preached on Sunday's text
  2. formane til;
    propagandere for;
    agitere     to exhort to;
    to propagandise for;
    to agitate
    • preke avholdssak to preach temperance
    • preke noen ørene fulle av noe to talk someone's ear off about something
  3. prate, snakke sammen to chat, to talk together