lokke

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse lokka, from Proto-Germanic *lukkōną, cognate with German locken. Possibly related to *leuganą (“to lie”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /lɔkə/, [ˈlʌɡ̊ə]

Verb edit

lokke (imperative lok, infinitive at lokke, present tense lokker, past tense lokkede, perfect tense har lokket)

to tempt, entice, lure, seduce
to persuade, coax, cajole, wheedle, inveigle

Conjugation edit

Inflection of lokke

	present	past
simple	lokker	lokkede
perfect	har lokket	havde lokket
passive	lokkes	lokkedes
participle	lokkende	lokket
imperative	lok	—
infinitive	lokke	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	lokken	—

Derived terms edit

tillokke

Dutch edit

Verb edit

lokke

(dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of lokken

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse lokka; from lokk (sense 4); from German lochen (sense 5).

Verb edit

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
to punch (of metal)

References edit

“lokke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
NAOB lokke

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

lokka

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /²lɔkːə/

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse lokka.

Verb edit

lokke (present tense lokkar, past tense lokka, past participle lokka, passive infinitive lokkast, present participle lokkande, imperative lokke/lokk)

to allure, entice, tempt, lure
to attract, fascinate
to call (an animal), give a mating call

Etymology 2 edit

From lokk.

Verb edit

lokke (present tense lokkar, past tense lokka, past participle lokka, passive infinitive lokkast, present participle lokkande, imperative lokke/lokk)

(reflexive, of hair) to curl

Etymology 3 edit

From German lochen.

Verb edit

lokke (present tense lokkar, past tense lokka, past participle lokka, passive infinitive lokkast, present participle lokkande, imperative lokke/lokk)

to punch (of metal)

References edit

“lokke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.