hykle

== Danish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German hüchelen. It is probably derived from Proto-Germanic *hiwją (“shape, appearance”), cf. Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 (hiwi) and English hue. The bible of Luther played a central role in propagating this word in Germany (German heucheln) and Scandinavia (Norwegian Bokmål hykle, Swedish hyckla). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhyɡ̊lə] === Verb === hykle (imperative hykl, infinitive at hykle, present tense hykler, past tense hyklede, perfect tense hyklet) be hypocritical, to feign (e.g. piety, goodwill) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hykler, hykleri === References === “hykle” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Middle Low German huchelen (compare Plautdietsch heichlen (“be a hypocrite”), German heucheln (“feign”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhyklə/ === Verb === hykle (imperative hykl or hykle, present tense hykler, simple past and past participle hykla or hyklet, present participle hyklende) to practice hypocrisy, be a hypocrite 2013 July 20, Frida Boisen, quoted in Agnes Klem, Lene Skogstrøm, "Advarer mot seksualisert klesmote for barn", in Aftenposten. ==== Derived terms ==== hykler hykleri hyklete hykling === References === “hykle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.