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Definition 2024
åk
åk
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
åk n (definite singular åket, indefinite plural åk, definite plural åka or åkene)
- A yoke
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ok, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. Cognate with Latin iugum (English jugular), Sanskrit युग (yugá, “yoke, team”), Old Church Slavonic иго (igo) (Russian иго (igo)), Persian یوق (yogh). Compare yoga.
Noun
åk n (definite singular åket, indefinite plural åk, definite plural åka)
- A yoke