# loke

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #74,273

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

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/loke