loke

See also: Loke and Lôĸe

English

Etymology

From Middle English *loke, from Old English loca (“a bar, bolt; enclosure, stronghold”), from Proto-Germanic *lukô, *lukōn (“lock, opening”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend, turn”). More at lock.

Noun

loke (plural lokes)

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

References

  • loke in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

A derivative of loc[1].

Noun

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

  1. dear, darling

References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “loke”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 230

Dutch

Verb

loke

  1. (archaic) singular past subjunctive of luiken

Anagrams

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

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French hoquet

Verb

loke

  1. to hiccup

Reference

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

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From English lock

Verb

loke

  1. to lock

Reference

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
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