voke
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vǫku, oblique singular of vaka (“wake”).
Alternative forms
- vòke
Noun
voke f (definite singular voka, indefinite plural voker, definite plural vokene)
- waking
- wake, vigil
Related terms
- vak
- vaka, vake
- vake f
- vakt f
Etymology 2
From vòk, from Old Norse vǫk, from Proto-Germanic *wakwō. Confer with Norwegian Bokmål våk and English wake.
Alternative forms
- voka (a infinitive)
- vòka, vòke (orthographical variant)
Verb
voke (present tense vokar, past tense voka, past participle voka, passive infinitive vokast, present participle vokande, imperative vok)
- to break through ice
References
- “voke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.