Gäkkare

Old Swedish Dictionary - gäkkare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gäkkare" (or gækkare) in Swedish.

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

gäkkare (gækkare)
gäck, narr. sådane tingh skole frögda konungens hierte. och ey gäckeres leek och aperi PMSkr 684. ib 705. Jfr begäkkare.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gäckere )

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

Works and authors cited:

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.
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