voke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vǫku, oblique singular of vaka (“wake”).

Alternative forms

Noun

voke f (definite singular voka, indefinite plural voker, definite plural vokene)

  1. waking
  2. wake, vigil

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Verb

voke (present tense vokar, past tense voka, past participle voka, passive infinitive vokast, present participle vokande, imperative vok)

  1. to break through ice

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