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) 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== gäck gäckande gäckeri gäcksam gäcksamhet === References === “gäcka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gäcka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “gäcka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) gäcka, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1964)