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Swedish
Etymology
Old Swedish gäkka, from Middle Low German gecken and geck.
Pronunciation
Verb
gäcka (present gäckar, preterite gäckade, supine gäckat, imperative gäcka)
- to mock
- 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)
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