geck Meaning, Definition & Usage

Geck noun
Etymology
D. gek fool, fop; akin to G. geck; cf. Icel. gikkr a pert, rude person.
Definitions
  1. Scorn, derision, or contempt. Prov. Eng.
  2. An object of scorn; a dupe; a gull. Obs.
    To become the geck and scorn O'the other's villainy. Shak.
Geck transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. OD. ghecken, G. gecken. See Geck, n.
Definitions
  1. To deride; to scorn; to mock. Prov. Eng.
  2. To cheat; trick, or gull. Obs. Johnson.
Geck intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To jeer; to show contempt. Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1913