locka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lokka, lukka (“to kindly persuade”), from Old Norse lokka (“to lure, entice”), from Proto-Germanic *lukkōną (“to allure”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to lie”). Cognate with Icelandic lokka, Danish lokke.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

locka (present lockar, preterite lockade, supine lockat, imperative locka)

1. to attract, to lure, to entice

   locka expertis till företaget

   attract expertise to the company

   locka någon i en fälla

   lure someone into a trap

   locka en ko med ett lockrop

   attract a cow with a herding call

2. to curl

   locka håret

   curl one's hair

   lockat hår

   curled hair

Conjugation

Conjugation of locka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	locka		lockas
supine	lockat		lockats
imperative	locka		—
imper. plural1	locken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	lockar	lockade	lockas	lockades
ind. plural1	locka	lockade	lockas	lockades
subjunctive2	locke	lockade	lockes	lockades
present participle		lockande
past participle		lockad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• lockrop
• lockton
• locktång

Related terms

• lock
• lockande
• lockig

See also

• fresta

References

• “locka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “locka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “locka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)