på lur
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the verb lura.
Phrase[edit]
- in wait, waiting to strike or ambush someone
- 1894, Per Sivle, Svolder:
- Der laag attum Svolder Øy paa Lur, […] .
- There was lying in wait, behind the isle of Svolder, […] .
- up one's sleeve
- Etter middagen har eg noko på lur som eg trur du vil lika.
- After dinner, I have something up my sleeve that I think you will like.
References[edit]
- lur “på lur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
på (“on”) + deverbal from lura (“lurk”)
Adverb[edit]
på lur (not comparable)
- (usually with ligga (“lie”)) in wait, lurking (to ambush someone or something or the like, sometimes figuratively)
- Pirayor ligger på lur i sjögräset
- Piranhas lie in wait in the seaweed
- stressen ligger på lur i vardagen
- stress lurks in everyday life
- 1968, Cornelis Vreeswijk (lyrics and music), “Somliga går med trasiga skor [Some people walk in tattered shoes]”, in Tio vackra visor och Personliga Person [Ten beautiful songs and Personal Person]:
- Jag är en tvivelaktig figur. Duger ej mycket till. Bakom ett hörn står döden på lur. Han tar mig när han vill.
- I'm a dubious figure. Not good for much. Behind a corner, Death lurks [stands Death in wait ("on lurk")]. He'll take me whenever he pleases.