luke

Etymology

From Middle English leuk, luke, leuke, lewke (“lukewarm, tepid”), perhaps from Old English *hlēoc, a suffixed variant of Old English hlēow (“warm”). For the suffix, compare also the pairs Old English rēoc & rēow; slēac & (un)slēaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luːk/
• Rhymes: -uːk

Adjective

luke (not comparable)

1. (Britain, archaic) lukewarm
   • 1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers

     Let me have nine penn'orth o' brandy and water luke, and the inkstand, will you, miss?

Anagrams

• leku, leuk-

Etymology

Related to the verb lukke

Noun

luke f, m (definite singular luka or luken, indefinite plural luker, definite plural lukene)

1. a small door (including on an Advent calendar)
2. a hatch
3. a window (e.g. ticket window)
4. a gap, space, slot, opening

References

• “luke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

Related to the verb lukke

Noun

luke f (definite singular luka, indefinite plural luker, definite plural lukene)

1. a small door (including on an Advent calendar)
2. a hatch
3. a window (e.g. ticket window)
4. a gap, space, slot, opening

References

• “luke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

luke (plural lukes)

1. A look.
2. An examination, inspection.

Verb

luke (third-person singular present lukes, present participle lukin, past lukit, past participle lukit)

1. To look.
2. To examine, inspect.