gæk

Danish

Etymology 1

From an old expression 'gøre gæk af' or 'gøre for gæk' (“to mock, riducule”). The word is from Middle Low German geck. Compare German Geck.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɛɡ]

Noun

gæk

  1. (obsolete) a fool, an idiot
    • 1846, Danske Kjæmpeviser, ældre og nyere:
      Ja det er en Gæk, som søger Kierlighed, hvor ingen er ...
      Yes, he is a fool that seeks love where none exists ...
    • 1820, B. S. Ingemann, Kunstberiderfamilien:
      Falkenberg, også du er en gæk, som jeg, men du er det til gavns – derfor agter jeg dig.
      Falkenberg, you too are a fool, as I, but you are so thoroughly - therefore I esteem you.
  2. (rare) snowdrop (Galanthus)
    Synonym: vintergæk

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

gæk

  1. Used to indicate the sounds of geese; a honk.

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References

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