Old English · noun
loc
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /lok/
- Syllables
- lok (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- locklocketclosedbarbolt
loc1 · interjection · alternative form
Senses
-
alternative form of lōca
loc2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
lock
Uton belucan þas circan and loc geinseglian and ġe ealle siðþan waciað þreo niht wuniġende on gebedum and...
Let us lock up this church, and seal the lock and do ye all afterward watch three nights, continuing in prayer and...'
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Basilus, Bishop" -
that by which anything is closed (e.g. bolt, bar, etc.)
-
an enclosed space, enclosure, fold
Declension · strong a-stem
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *lok (“shutter, lock”).
Descendants
lock, locket
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