näck

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See also: nack and Nack

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näck c

"The Neck" with his violin, by Ernst Josephson.
  1. A Näcken, a Neck (noun contra proper noun).
    Synonyms: strömkarl, forskarl, kvarngubbe, bäckahästen, havsman
    • 1873, Theodor Wisén, “Oden, sjöfartens beskyddare”, in Oden och Loke: två bilder ur fornnordiska gudaläran, page 20:
      Han kallas ock på andra ställen hafvets herre och äfven hans tillnamn Nikar utmärker honom såsom vattnets gud och ställer honom såsom urbild för den senare folktrons näck eller strömkarl.
      He is also called in other places the lord of the sea also his nickname Nikar distinguishes him as the god of the water and places him as a precursor for the neck or strömkarl of later folklore
  2. (literary, archaic) A (Nordic) substitute for Poseidon or Neptune.
    Synonyms: Neptunus, Poseidon
    Coordinate term: Astrild (Cupid)

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näck (not comparable, only predicative use)

People dressed as the Neck.
  1. (colloquial) naked
    Synonyms: naken, avklädd, blottad, i adamsdräkt, i bara mässingen, i evakostym, i naturtillstånd, i paradisdräkt, in naturalibus, nakot, naturell, oklädd, som gud skapade en, spritt språngande, strippad, utan en tråd på kroppen
    Han stod näck i hallen.He stood naked in the hallway.
    De badade näck.They went skinny dipping. (literally, “They bathed naked.”)
  2. (folklore) dropping a larger stone into water without a splash, so as to make a muffled sound and thereby scare away the Neck
    Han kastade näck.He dropped the stone in the water.
  3. (archaic) severely unhappy
    en näck resaan unhappy journey

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