gäcka

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to mock
  2. to betray, to disappoint, to baffle, to frustrate, to foil
    • 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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