øke

See also: oke, oké, ōke, and ōkē

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

auke (Nynorsk also)

Etymology edit

From Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic *aukaną. Cognate with Latin augēo (“I increase”).

Verb edit

øke (imperative øk, present tense øker, passive økes, simple past øka or øket or økte, past participle øka or øket or økt, present participle økende)

to increase

Derived terms edit

økning, øking

References edit

auka in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.