"svínvirka" meaning in Icelandic

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      "expansion": "svín- + virka",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "da",
        "3": "svine-"
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      "expansion": "Danish svine-",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schweine-"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schweine-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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  "etymology_text": "Composed of svín- + virka. Although the literal meaning is “works like a pig”, “svín-” is here a prefix that is used for emphasis, a practice borrowed from Danish svine- (e.g. svineheld). Compare also German Schweine- (e.g. schweinekalt (“very cold”)) and other prefixes such as Icelandic hundleiðinlegur.",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "svínvirka",
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Thanks, works like a charm.",
          "text": "Takk, þetta svínvirkar.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to work like a charm, to work very well (for solving an issue)"
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  "word": "svínvirka"
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      "expansion": "svín- + virka",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "da",
        "3": "svine-"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish svine-",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schweine-"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schweine-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "hundleiðinlegur"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic hundleiðinlegur",
      "name": "noncognate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Composed of svín- + virka. Although the literal meaning is “works like a pig”, “svín-” is here a prefix that is used for emphasis, a practice borrowed from Danish svine- (e.g. svineheld). Compare also German Schweine- (e.g. schweinekalt (“very cold”)) and other prefixes such as Icelandic hundleiðinlegur.",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Thanks, works like a charm.",
          "text": "Takk, þetta svínvirkar.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "to work like a charm, to work very well (for solving an issue)"
      ],
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        [
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  "word": "svínvirka"
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