lockbete

Swedish

Etymology

locka (“entice, lure”) +‎ bete (“bait”)

Noun

lockbete n

  1. a bait, a lure, a decoy (something used to attract, often under false pretenses)
    Ost är ett vanligt lockbete för möss
    Cheese is a common bait for mice
    Draken använde en skatt och en vacker kvinna som lockbeten för att lura in äventyrare i grottan
    The dragon used a treasure hoard and a beautiful woman as bait to trick adventurers into the cave

Declension
Declension of lockbete 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lockbete lockbetet lockbeten lockbetena
Genitive lockbetes lockbetets lockbetens lockbetenas

References
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