Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to lure, to entice, to tempt
- (impersonal, transitive, weak) to be lured
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
spienzle
Lucerne
zöiggle
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈlɔkn̩]
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German locken, from Old High German lockōn, from Proto-West Germanic *lokkōn, from Proto-Germanic *lukkōną. Cognate with lügen (“to lie”), Latin laciō and Slovak lákať (“to allure”).
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