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 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)
Active Passive
Infinitive gäcka gäckas
Supine gäckat gäckats
Imperative gäcka —
Imper. plural1 gäcken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gäckar gäckade gäckas gäckades
Ind. plural1 gäcka gäckade gäckas gäckades
Subjunctive2 gäcke gäckade gäckes gäckades
Participles
Present participle gäckande
Past participle gäckad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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