jämka

Swedish

From Old Swedish iæmka, iænka. Equivalent to jämn (“even”) +‎ -a. See also jämna.

IPA^(key): /ˈjɛːmka/

jämka (present jämkar, preterite jämkade, supine jämkat, imperative jämka)

to move (something slightly) to a better position (sometimes figuratively), to adjust
(often with mellan (“between”)) to mediate (between, from notion of nudging into a better position relative to each other), to try to reconcile
att jämka mellan parter
to mediate between parties (try to reach something acceptable to all parties)
(in some judicial and economical contexts) to adjust, to mitigate, to lower
Skadeståndet jämkades av HD
The damages were mitigated by the Supreme Court
(obsolete) to make even or smooth, of for example a surface or an edge, or by filling up a hole in the ground