på lur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb lura.

Phrase

på lur

1. 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, […] .

2. 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

• “på lur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

på (“on”) + deverbal from lura (“lurk”)

Adverb

på lur (not comparable)

1. (usually with ligga (“lie”) or stå (“stand”)) 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, “Somliga går med trasiga skor [Some people walk in tattered shoes]”, in Tio vackra visor och Personliga Person [Ten beautiful songs and Personal Person]‎^[1]:

     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 wants.

See also

• lurpassa

References

• “lur”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “lur”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “lur”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)