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locka.

to attract, to lure, to entice

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb

  1. to attract, to lure, to entice

    locka expertis till företaget
    locka någon i en fälla

  2. to curl

    locka håret
    lockat hår
Where this word comes from

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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