dacker
[ dak-er, dah-ker ]
verb (used without object)Scot. and North England.
to totter or stagger.
to waver or shake.
to saunter; move slowly or idly.
to vacillate; act irresolutely or indecisively.
Origin of dacker
11625–35; perhaps <early Dutch daeckeren to flutter, vibrate, Middle Dutch dakeren to wave, flutter
- Also daiker.
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How to use dacker in a sentence
Whereupon Finn told them the whole story of the Gilla dacker's doings from beginning to end.
Old Celtic Romances | UnknownIt was now many days since Dermat had left them, and they marvelled much that he did not return with tidings of the Gilla dacker.
Old Celtic Romances | Unknown"The Pursuit of the Gilla dacker and his horse" is a humorous story, of which only a few incidents are given here.
A Reading Book in Irish History | P. W. JoyceThen Foltlebar at once found the tracks of the Gilla dacker and his horse.
The Irish Fairy Book | VariousWhereupon the Gilla dacker was taken into service among the warriors for a year.
A Reading Book in Irish History | P. W. Joyce
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