øke

See also: oke, oké, ōke, and ōkē

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• auke (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

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

Verb

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)

1. to increase

Derived terms

• økning, øking

References

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