From Old Swedish lokka, lukka (“to kindly persuade”), from Old Norse lokka (“to lure, entice”), from Proto-Germanic *lukkōną (“to allure”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to lie”). Cognate with Icelandic lokka, Danish lokke.

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locka (present lockar, preterite lockade, supine lockat, imperative locka)

1. to attract, to lure, to entice

   locka expertis till företaget

   attract expertise to the company

   locka någon i en fälla

   lure someone into a trap

   locka en ko med ett lockrop

   attract a cow with a herding call

2. to curl

   locka håret

   curl one's hair

   lockat hår

   curled hair

• lockrop
• lockton
• locktång

• lock
• lockande
• lockig

• fresta

• “locka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “locka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “locka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)