Loke

loke Lôĸe Danish da: Etymology From da non Loki. Proper noun da proper noun genitive Lokes da Norse mythology Loki da rare da male of modern usage da Norse deities Mythology Hawaiian Etymology From haw loke rose; also borrowed from the haw en Rose. Pronunciation Proper noun haw proper noun haw female English Related terms haw Lokelani haw Roselani References Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186. Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Loke occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 7 women and 1 man. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Alternative forms nn Lokje Lòkje alternative spellings Etymology From nn non Loki, probably related to nn loge flame. Cognate with fo,is Loki and sv Locke. Through the years, the name has survived in Norwegian ballads, along with themes akin to those of the Old Norse sagas, however somewhat Christianised. While the inherited name has remained, the popular use of today is largely due to a nn non - 1. bogeyman 1786 by Hans Jacob Wille. May be etymologically unrelated. fire spirit 1821 by Niels Svenungssen in Det norske Fjeldsprog, spelled as Loohkje with definition "god of fire", giving some more information later in the book. Another oral mention of this fire spirit is attested by Storaker in 1870. Its connection to the Old Norse Loki is discussed by Olrik in «Loke i nyere folkeoverlevering» (1908), Bugge (1909), Riccardo Ginevra (2018) and others. Pronunciation nn [²lɞ̞ːçə] [²lɞ̞ːkə] newer and literary [²lu̞ːkə] nn loke nn Lò ke Proper noun nn proper noun m definite Loken nn folklore a being, wight (particularly one that lives in the fire): nn Lokje dengjer Bon’e sine. said when it crackles in burning wood Loke is beating his children. nn Loke nn langbein Langbein nickname for spider A ghost that takes children in the night god Loki, the god of mischief and trickery, also used as a character in Scandinavian ballades from post-pagan time nn 1905 w:Ivar Mortensson-Egnund Edda-kvæde: norrøne fornsongar. 1. Gudekvæde Trymskvida 22 https://www.nb.no/items/125571855d23e14f44d4631945ff8b69?page=31 Flaug daa Lokefjørhamen dunde,til ut han komav Aasagarden,og inn han komi Jøtunheimen. Then Loki flew,the feather-dress whirred,till out he cameof the gods’ home,and in he cameto the giants’ realm. nn 1905 w:Ivar Mortensson-Egnund Edda-kvæde: norrøne fornsongar. 1. Gudekvæde Torekall 22 https://www.nb.no/items/125571855d23e14f44d4631945ff8b69?page=31 Det var Lòkje Lauvøy,tok aat sinom veng’e,flaug han seg so høgt i sky,nære flaug han sin sprenge. nn 1840 Anne Golid; Olea Crøger Torekall vinn att hamaren sin Thor gets his hammer back Aa de va liten Loke Leiemannsatte sig i Fjederham,aa saa floug han te Nordenrikjiaa[l]t [i]vi de salte Vanne. And it was little Loki tenantput himself in plumageand then he flew to Northern Realmright over the salty water. https://www.dokpro.uio.no/ballader/tekster_html/e/e126_004.html https://web.archive.org/web/20260415080104/https://www.dokpro.uio.no/ballader/tekster_html/e/e126_004.html 15 April 2026 nn rare nn male Old Norse modern Derived terms nn Loketrætta, nn Loketretta Lokasenna References loke V. Espeland, L. Kreken, M. Dahle Lauten, B. Nordbø, E. Prøysen, A. N. Ressem, O. Solberg, E. Nessheim Wiger (2016) Kjempe- og trollballadar Swedish sv: Etymology From sv non Loki. Taken into general use as a given name in the 2000s. Proper noun c sv Norse mythology Loki sv male