gækkebrev in All languages combined

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Etymology: gæk (“fool”) + brev (“letter”). Alternatively, a holdover from an earlier tradition involving hiding a snowdrop (vintergæk, lit. "winter-fool") in one's hand. Etymology templates: {{af|da|gæk|brev|t1=fool|t2=letter}} gæk (“fool”) + brev (“letter”), {{m|da|vintergæk}} vintergæk Head templates: {{head|da|noun||{{{1}}}||{{{sg-def-2}}}||||gækkebrev||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=|g2=|head=}} gækkebrev, {{da-noun}} gækkebrev

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gæk",
        "3": "brev",
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        "t2": "letter"
      },
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    },
    {
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        "1": "da",
        "2": "vintergæk"
      },
      "expansion": "vintergæk",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "gæk (“fool”) + brev (“letter”). Alternatively, a holdover from an earlier tradition involving hiding a snowdrop (vintergæk, lit. \"winter-fool\") in one's hand.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "gækkebrev",
        "11": "",
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        "13": "",
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        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
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        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "gækkebrev",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "gækkebrev",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an anonymous poem sent on Easter; depending on tradition, the recipient may gain or owe Easter eggs by trying to guess the identity of the sender"
      ],
      "id": "en-gækkebrev-da-noun-U1yZjGfr",
      "links": [
        [
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          "anonymous"
        ],
        [
          "poem",
          "poem"
        ],
        [
          "Easter",
          "Easter"
        ],
        [
          "recipient",
          "recipient"
        ],
        [
          "Easter egg",
          "Easter egg"
        ],
        [
          "sender",
          "sender"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gækkebrev"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gæk",
        "3": "brev",
        "t1": "fool",
        "t2": "letter"
      },
      "expansion": "gæk (“fool”) + brev (“letter”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "vintergæk"
      },
      "expansion": "vintergæk",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "gæk (“fool”) + brev (“letter”). Alternatively, a holdover from an earlier tradition involving hiding a snowdrop (vintergæk, lit. \"winter-fool\") in one's hand.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "gækkebrev",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "gækkebrev",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "gækkebrev",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Danish compound terms",
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an anonymous poem sent on Easter; depending on tradition, the recipient may gain or owe Easter eggs by trying to guess the identity of the sender"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anonymous",
          "anonymous"
        ],
        [
          "poem",
          "poem"
        ],
        [
          "Easter",
          "Easter"
        ],
        [
          "recipient",
          "recipient"
        ],
        [
          "Easter egg",
          "Easter egg"
        ],
        [
          "sender",
          "sender"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gækkebrev"
}

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"gækkebrev" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Danish]