loke

English

Etymology

From Middle English loke, from Old English loca (“a bar, bolt; enclosure, stronghold”), from Proto-Germanic *lukô, *lukǭ (“lock, clasp, shutter, opening”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Icelandic loka (“clasp, latch, lock, bolt”). More at lock.

Noun

loke (plural lokes)

1. (UK dialectal) The wicket or hatch of a door.
2. (UK dialectal) A close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac.
3. (UK dialectal) A private path or road.
4. (UK dialectal) A small field or meadow.

References

• “loke”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Elko, Kole, koel

Albanian

Etymology

A derivative of loc.

Noun

loke f (plural loke, definite lokja, definite plural loket)

1. dear (addressed to a mother)
2. mom
3. father's mother
4. term of respectful address for an old womam

Declension

Related terms

References

Dutch

Verb

loke

1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of luiken

Anagrams

• koel

Fataluku

Etymology

A Papuan word, compare Makasae lo'e.

Verb

loke

1. to open

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English rose.

Noun

loke

1. (botany) rose

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986

Lindu

Noun

loke

1. plug

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French hoquet.

Verb

loke

1. to hiccup

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse loka (“to let fall and hang down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːkə/

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• Rhymes: -uːkə
• Hyphenation: lo‧ke
• Homophones: Loke, loket

Verb

loke (passive lokes, imperative lok, present tense loker, simple past and past participle loket or loka, present participle lokende, verbal noun loking)

1. (colloquial) to lurk or wander around aimlessly
   • 1996, Sverre Knudsen, Munn til munn, page 161:

     det var en ny tøffeldrøm. Jeg befant meg på toppen av en forblåst isbre og massevis av folk loka rundt meg i Helly Hansen-dresser

     it was a new slipper dream. I was on top of a windswept glacier and lots of people lurked around me in Helly Hansen suits

   • 2008, Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Løp hare løp:

     vi loker rundt i gatene, i retning høyhusa

     we walk aimlessly around the streets, in the direction of the high-rise buildings

   • 2016, Kyrre Andreassen, For øvrig mener jeg at Karthago bør ødelegges, page 297:

     hun hadde loka bakimellom stuegardinene mens vi holdt på ute i hagen

     she had lurked in the back between the living room curtains while we were out in the garden

   • 2017, Skam, season 4, episode 3:

     han har friår. Bare loker rundt som vanlig

     he has a year off. Just wondering around aimlessly as usual

References

• “loke” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• Loke, kole

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ,
• Homophone: Loke

Adjective

loke n

1. neuter singular of loken (“closed”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

loke

1. inflection of loka (“world”):
   1. locative singular
   2. accusative plural

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

Borrowed from English lock.

Verb

loke

1. to lock

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
• Seychelles Creole vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Tetum

Etymology

A Papuan word, compare Fataluku loke.

Verb

loke

1. to open

Yoruba

Etymology

From ní (“at”) +‎ òkè (“top”), literally “at the top”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ló.kè/

Preposition

lókè

1. at the top; above

Related terms

• lórí