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loke

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From Middle English loke, from Old English loca (“a bar, bolt; enclosure, stronghold”), from Proto-Germanic *lukô, *lukǭ (“lock, clasp, shutter, opening”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Icelandic loka (“clasp, latch, lock, bolt”). More at lock.

noun lokes

  1. UK, dialectal The wicket or hatch of a door.
  2. UK, dialectal A close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac.
  3. UK, dialectal A private path or road.
  4. UK, dialectal A small field or meadow.

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"loke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/loke. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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loke. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/loke

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"loke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/loke.

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@misc{loke_2026,
  title = {loke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}