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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse lokka, from Proto-Germanic *lukkōną, cognate with German locken. Possibly related to *leuganą (“to lie”).
Pronunciation
Verb
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
Derived terms
Dutch
Verb
lokke
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of lokken
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse lokka; from lokk (sense 4); from German lochen (sense 5).
Verb
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
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse lokka.
Verb
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
From lokk.
Verb
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
From German lochen.
Verb
lokke (present tense lokkar, past tense lokka, past participle lokka, passive infinitive lokkast, present participle lokkande, imperative lokke/lokk)
- to punch (of metal)
References