daske

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse daska. Most likely Onomatopoeic. Cognate with German tatschen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdasɡə]

Verb

daske (imperative dask, infinitive at daske, present tense dasker, past tense daskede, perfect tense dasket)

  1. (informal) To move or walk lackadaisically or carelessly, to dawdle
    Synonyms: vappe, dalre, slentre
  2. to pat, tap (with the hand or a tool etc.)
  3. to move or tilt back and forth (body part, object etc.)
    Coordinate terms: vippe, dingle

Conjugation

Conjugation of daske
active passive
present dasker daskes
past daskede daskedes
infinitive daske daskes
imperative dask
participle
present daskende
past dasket
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund dasken

Derived terms

References

West Frisian

Noun

daske n (plural daskes)

  1. diminutive of das