lokke

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔkə/, [ˈlʌɡ̊ə]

Verb

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

1. to tempt, entice, lure, seduce
2. to persuade, coax, cajole, wheedle, inveigle

Conjugation

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

• tillokke

Dutch

Verb

lokke

1. (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)

1. to allure, entice, tempt, lure
2. to attract, fascinate
3. to call (an animal), give a mating call
4. (reflexive, of hair) to curl
5. to punch (of metal)

References

• “lokke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• NAOB lokke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• lokka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lɔkːə/

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)

1. to allure, entice, tempt, lure
2. to attract, fascinate
3. 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)

1. (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)

1. to punch (of metal)

References

• “lokke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.