schackra
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German schachern, from Yiddish שאַכערן (shakhern), from Hebrew סָחַר (sāḥar)/שָׂכַר (śạḵạr). Cognate with Danish sjakre, Norwegian Bokmål sjakre and Norwegian Nynorsk sjakre, sjakra. Etymologically identical to tjacka (“get, buy (colloquial)”) from Romani.
Verb
[edit]schackra (present schackrar, preterite schackrade, supine schackrat, imperative schackra)
- (somewhat derogatory) to travel around and trade goods, perhaps not entirely in accordance with the law
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schackra | schackras | ||
| supine | schackrat | schackrats | ||
| imperative | schackra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | schackren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | schackrar | schackrade | schackras | schackrades |
| ind. plural1 | schackra | schackrade | schackras | schackrades |
| subjunctive2 | schackre | schackrade | schackres | schackrades |
| present participle | schackrande | |||
| past participle | schackrad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
[edit]- schackra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- “schachern” in Duden online
- schackra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)