gäcka

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -²ɛka

Verb

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;

Conjugation

Conjugation of gäcka (weak)
active passive
infinitive gäcka gäckas
supine gäckat gäckats
imperative gäcka —
imper. plural1 gäcken —
present past present past
indicative gäckar gäckade gäckas gäckades
ind. plural1 gäcka gäckade gäckas gäckades
subjunctive2 gäcke gäckade gäckes gäckades
present participle gäckande
past participle gäckad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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