Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse vǫku, oblique singular of vaka (wake). Doublet of vake and -ok.

Alternative forms edit

  • voke (orthographic variant)

Noun edit

vòke f (definite singular vòka, indefinite plural vòker, definite plural vòkene)

  1. waking
  2. wake, vigil
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From vòk, from Old Norse vǫk, from Proto-Germanic *wakwō. Compare with Norwegian Bokmål våk and English wake.

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

vòke (present tense vòkar, past tense vòka, past participle vòka, passive infinitive vòkast, present participle vòkande, imperative vòke/vòk)

  1. to break through ice

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