UrsprungFrom 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.
- 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
Formerlockar(present) · lockade(preterite) · lockat(supine) · locka(imperative) · locka(active, infinitive) · lockas(infinitive, passive) · lockat(active, supine) · lockats(passive, supine) · locka(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · locken(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · lockar(active, indicative, present) · lockade(active, indicative, past) · lockas(indicative, passive, present) · lockades(indicative, passive, past) · locka(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · lockade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · lockas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · lockades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)