gækkebrev

Danish

Etymology

gæk (“fool”) +‎ brev (“letter”). Alternatively, a holdover from an earlier tradition involving hiding a snowdrop (vintergæk, lit. "winter-fool") in one's hand.[1]

Noun

gækkebrev n (singular definite gækkebrevet, plural indefinite gækkebreve)

  1. an anonymous poem sent on Easter; depending on tradition, the recipient may gain or owe Easter eggs by trying to guess the identity of the sender

Declension

Declension of gækkebrev
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gækkebrev gækkebrevet gækkebreve gækkebrevene
genitive gækkebrevs gækkebrevets gækkebreves gækkebrevenes

References

  1. ^ Fem vigtige ting om gækkebrevet
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