hykle

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German hüchelen. It is probably derived from Proto-Germanic *hiwją (“shape, appearance”), cf. 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

1. be hypocritical, to feign (e.g. piety, goodwill)

Derived terms

• hykler, hykleri

Norwegian Bokmål

FWOTD – 28 April 2018

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)

1. 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.

     Det er på tide at klesbutikkene slutter å hykle!

     It's about time that clothes outlets stop being hypocrites!

Derived terms

• hykler
• hykleri
• hyklete
• hykling

References

• “hykle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.