locka
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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.
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Verb
locka (present lockar, preterite lockade, supine lockat, imperative locka)
- 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
- to curl
- locka håret
- curl one's hair
- lockat hår
- curled hair
Conjugation
| 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.
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