neka.
to deny, to say no
Meaning & usage
to deny, to say no to assert that something is not true
Mannen nekar till brott.
Mannen nekade att han hade begått brottet.
to deny, to say no to disallow, to refuse to give someone something
Jag blev nekad tillgång till min dator.
to refuse (to do something)
Många företag nekar att ta emot kontanter.
Where this word comes from
From nej (“no”), similar to jaka (“to say yes”). From Old Swedish neka, Norwegian neikka, Danish nege, applying a -k suffix to Icelandic nei and Old Swedish ne. This goes further back to Germanic nikon. There is also an additional -t suffix in Swedish dialectal näkta, south Swedish nejta, Danish nægte, Norwegian nekta.
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