Lokka

Old Norse Dictionary - lokka

Meaning of Old Norse word "lokka" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

lokka Old Norse word can mean:

lokka: að, [Shetl. luck; Germ. locken], to allure, entice, Am. 73, Fms. viii. 23, Barl. 107, Edda 16, Hom. 108; lokka með blíðum orðum, 623. 12; lokka e-t af e-m, Fms. vi. 201: to pull softly and by stealth, hann lokkar þá af henni menit, Fb. i. 276.

lokka: II. [lokkr], reflex. lokkast, to fall in locks, of hair, Karl. 226.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

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