gäcka

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Old Swedish gäkka, from Middle Low German gecken and geck.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gäcka (present gäckar, preterite gäckade, supine gäckat, imperative gäcka)

  1. to mock
  2. to elude, to frustrate (as if figuratively mocking efforts or the like)
    • Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene 2
      Om män ni vore och med manligt hjerta, Ni gäckade ej så en qvinnas smärta,
      If you are men, as men you are in show, You would not vse a gentle Lady so;

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