Begäkka

Old Swedish Dictionary - begäkka

Meaning of Old Swedish word "begäkka" (or begækka) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

begäkka Old Swedish word can mean:

begäkka (begækka)
1) drifva gäck med, begabba. wart iak. .. swa som fulaste dare begäkkadher (iluSus) Su 29.
begäkka (begækka)
2) gäcka, narra, bedraga. thu haffwir mik begäkkat (ilusisti) MB 2: 121. LfK 122.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so begäkka may have also been written as begækka

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚽᚵᛅᚴᚴᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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