lokke
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse lokka. Cognate with German locken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔkə/, [ˈlʌɡ̊ə]
Verb
lokke (imperative lok, infinitive at lokke, present tense lokker, past tense lokkede, perfect tense har lokket)
- tempt, entice, lure, seduce
- persuade, coax, cajole, wheedle, inveigle
Dutch
Verb
lokke
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of lokken
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse lokka; from lokk (sense 4); from German lochen (sense 5).
Verb
lokke (imperative lokk, present tense lokker, passive lokkes, simple past and past participle lokka or lokket, present participle lokkende)
- to allure, entice, tempt, lure
- to attract, fascinate
- to call (an animal), give a mating call
- (reflexive, of hair) to curl
- (of metal) to punch
References
- “lokke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- NAOB lokke
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- lokka
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²lɔkːə/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse lokka.
Verb
lokke (present tense lokkar, past tense lokka, past participle lokka, passive infinitive lokkast, present participle lokkande, imperative lokk/lokke)
- to allure, entice, tempt, lure
- to attract, fascinate
- to call (an animal), give a mating call
Etymology 2
From lokk.
Verb
lokke (present tense lokkar, past tense lokka, past participle lokka, passive infinitive lokkast, present participle lokkande, imperative lokk/lokke)
- (reflexive, of hair) to curl
Etymology 3
From German lochen.
Verb
lokke (present tense lokkar, past tense lokka, past participle lokka, passive infinitive lokkast, present participle lokkande, imperative lokk/lokke)
- (of metal) to punch
References
- “lokke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.