lokke

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Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɔkə/, [ˈlʌɡ̊ə]

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Dutch

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Verb

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lokke

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of lokken

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse lokka.

Verb

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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

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From lokk.

Verb

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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

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From German lochen.

Verb

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

  1. to punch (of metal)

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