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 betray, to disappoint, to baffle, to frustrate, to foil
    • 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
Present tense gäckar gäckas
Past tense gäckade gäckades
Supine gäckat gäckats
Imperative gäcka —
Present participle gäckande
Past participle gäckad
  • gäck
  • gäckande
  • gäckeri
  • gäcksam
  • gäcksamhet

References
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