schackra

Swedish

Etymology

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

schackra (present schackrar, preterite schackrade, supine schackrat, imperative schackra)

1. (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
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

• schackra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• “schachern” in Duden online
• schackra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)