råka

råka (present tense råkar, past tense råka, past participle råka, passive infinitive råkast, present participle råkande, imperative råka/råk)

1. Alternative spelling of råke

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Inherited from Old Norse hrókr, from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz (“crow, rook”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“to crow”); see rook for more.

råka c

1. rook (bird)

Derived from Old Swedish raka, ultimately from Middle Low German rāken. Cognate with Old Norse ráka.

råka (present råkar, preterite råkade, supine råkat, imperative råka)

1. to happen to do, to accidentally do; do without purpose or intention

   Jag råkade välta vasen, men det var inte meningen!

   I happened to knock the vase over, but it wasn't my intention!

2. to encounter, to meet

   ... tågresande över gränser i internationell trafik, som råkar i svårigheter ...

   ... cross-border train passengers who run into difficulties ...

See also råkas, which has a special meaning: "att råkas" means "to meet" rather than "to be met" or the like.

• råka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• råka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• råka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)