Gäkka

Old Swedish Dictionary - gäkka

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gäkka" (or gækka) in Swedish.

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

gäkka (gækka): narra, bedraga. " jngen skal gäkkka äller gabba annan mädh with oc wilya" PMSkr 56.

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

Part of speech: vb

Additional information: v. ,

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

PM: Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.

PMSkr: Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.