schäkern

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German

Etymology

Of unclear origin. A relation has been proposed with Yiddish חק (khek, bosom, womb), from Hebrew חֵיק (khék, bosom).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːkɐn/
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Verb

schäkern (weak, third-person singular present schäkert, past tense schäkerte, past participle geschäkert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to banter, to dally, to jest
    Synonyms: scherzen, tändeln
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Auerbachs Keller in Leipzig”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl., 1870:
      Zum Liebsten sei ein Kobold ihr beschert! / Der mag mit ihr auf einem Kreuzweg schäkern;
      Her paramour should be an ugly gnome, / Where four roads cross, in wanton play to meet her:
  2. (intransitive) to flirt
    Synonym: flirten

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