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/
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Verb
schäkern (weak, third-person singular present schäkert, past tense schäkerte, past participle geschäkert, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to banter, to dally, to jest
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Auerbachs Keller in Leipzig”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl., 1870:
- Zum Liebsten sei ein Kobold ihr beschert! / Der mag mit ihr auf einem Kreuzweg schäkern;
- Her paramour should be an ugly gnome, / Where four roads cross, in wanton play to meet her:
- (intransitive) to flirt
- Synonym: flirten
Conjugation
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Related terms
- Schäker
- Geschäker
- Schäkerei
- herumschäkern
Further reading
- “schäkern” in Duden online
- “schäkern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “schäkern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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