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lacka

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Swedish

Etymology 1

lack +‎ -a

Verb

lacka (present lackar, preterite lackade, supine lackat, imperative lacka)

  1. lacquer, paint, varnish
    lacka sin båt
    paint one's boat
  2. seal, affix sealing wax
    lacka julklappar
    seal Christmas presents
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1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German lak. Cognate of English leak. Doublet of läcka.

Verb

lacka (present lackar, preterite lackade, supine lackat, imperative lacka)

  1. (sweat) drip
    svetten lackar
    the sweat is dripping
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1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 3

Originally dialectal with the meaning traipse, likely onomatopoeic. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“scuttle along”).

Verb

lacka (present lackar, preterite lackade, supine lackat, imperative lacka)

  1. (time) slowly move towards
    det lackar mot jul
    Christmas is nearing
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1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

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