vòke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vǫku, oblique singular of vaka (“wake”). Doublet of vake and -ok.

Alternative forms
  • voke (orthographic variant)

Noun

vòke f (definite singular vòka, indefinite plural vòker, definite plural vòkene)

  1. waking
  2. wake, vigil

Etymology 2

From vòk, from Old Norse vǫk, from Proto-Germanic *wakwō. Compare with Norwegian Bokmål våk and English wake.

Alternative forms

Verb

vòke (present tense vòkar, past tense vòka, past participle vòka, passive infinitive vòkast, present participle vòkande, imperative vòke/vòk)

  1. to break through ice

References
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