schackra
Swedish
Etymology
From German schachern, from Yiddish שׂאַכערן (sakhern), from Hebrew [script needed] (sāḥar)/[script needed] (śạḵạr). Cognate with Danish sjakre, Norwegian Bokmål sjakre and Norwegian Nynorsk sjakre, sjakra. Etymologically identical to tjacka (“get, buy (colloquial)”) from Romani.
Verb
schackra
- (somewhat derogatory) to travel around and trade goods, perhaps not entirely in accordance with the law
Conjugation
Conjugation of schackra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | schackra | schackras |
| Present tense | schackrar | schackras |
| Past tense | schackrade | schackrades |
| Supine | schackrat | schackrats |
| Imperative | schackra | — |
| Present participle | schackrande | |
| Past participle | schackrad | |
References
- schackra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
- schachern in Duden online