näck

See also: nack and Nack

Swedish

Noun

näck c

"The Neck" with his violin, by Ernst Josephson.
  1. A Näcken, a Neck (noun contra proper noun).
    Synonyms: strömkarl, forskarl, kvarngubbe, bäckahästen, havsman
    • 1873, Theodor Wisén, “Oden, sjöfartens beskyddare”, in Oden och Loke: två bilder ur fornnordiska gudaläran, page 20:
      Han kallas ock på andra ställen hafvets herre och äfven hans tillnamn Nikar utmärker honom såsom vattnets gud och ställer honom såsom urbild för den senare folktrons näck eller strömkarl.
      He is also called in other places the lord of the sea also his nickname Nikar distinguishes him as the god of the water and places him as a precursor for the neck or strömkarl of later folklore
  2. (literary, archaic) A (Nordic) substitute for Poseidon or Neptune.
    Synonyms: Neptunus, Poseidon
    Coordinate term: Astrild (“Cupid”)

See also
  • näckbett

Adjective

näck (not comparable, only predicative use)

People dressed as the Neck.
  1. (colloquial) nude
    Synonyms: naken, avklädd, blottad, i adamsdräkt, i bara mässingen, i evakostym, i naturtillstånd, i paradisdräkt, in naturalibus, nakot, naturell, oklädd, som gud skapade en, spritt språngande, strippad, utan en tråd på kroppen
    Han stod näck i hallen
    He stood nude in the hallway
    De badade näck
    They skinny dipped
    (literally, “They bathed neck”)
  2. (folklore) dropping a larger stone in the water, without splashing, creating a muffled sound and thereby scaring away the Neck
    Han kastade näck
    He dropped the stone in the water
    (literally, “He threw neck”)
  3. (archaic) severe unhappiness
    en näck resa
    an unhappy journey
    (literally, “a neck journey”)

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