schäkern

== 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/ === Verb === schäkern (weak, third-person singular present schäkert, past tense schäkerte, past participle geschäkert, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to banter, to dally, to jest [with mit] Synonyms: scherzen, tändeln (intransitive) to flirt [with mit] Synonym: flirten ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Schäker Geschäker Schäkerei herumschäkern === Further reading === “schäkern” in Duden online “schäkern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German) “schäkern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.