ake.
to drive or ride in a vehicle, sleigh or similar conveyance; to be given a ride
Meaning & usage
to drive or ride in a vehicle, sleigh or similar conveyance; to be given a ride
to sled, sledge or toboggan; to slide downhill on a sled, sledge or similar object
to slide, glide or scoot; to move slowly or carefully, especially while sitting or lying
to slide, glide or scoot; to move slowly or carefully, especially while sitting or lying to glide or drift slowly, especially of a large object or mass
to slide, glide or scoot; to move slowly or carefully, especially while sitting or lying to scoot, edge or inch gradually in a direction; to manoeuvre oneself carefully forward or sideways
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse aka (“to drive, ride”), from Proto-Germanic *akaną (“to drive, travel by vehicle”), ultimately from *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Doublet of åke. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk aka and Norwegian Nynorsk ake (“to slide, sled”), Icelandic aka (“to drive”), Faroese aka (“to drive”), Danish age (“to drive, ride”) and Swedish åka (“to ride, travel by vehicle”). More distant cognates include Latin agō (“to drive, do”), Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō, “to lead, drive”) and Sanskrit अजति (ajati, “to drive, propel”).
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