Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German spȫken, from Old Saxon *spōk, from Proto-Germanic *spōk (wizardry, witchcraft).

cognate with Dutch spoken (to haunt), English spook (from Dutch), German spuken (from Low German). Derived from the noun spōk (Danish spøg).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspøːɣə/, [ˈsb̥øːɪ], [ˈsb̥øːø]

Verb

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spøge (past tense spøgte or spøgede, past participle spøgt or spøget)

  1. to joke, jest
  2. to haunt, ghost

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