This is the 5558th most frequent Swedish word.
gik
"Gik" is not a standard Swedish word; it may be a typo or slang.
Here, 'gik' is an archaic or dialectal form of 'gick', which means 'went' in the past tense of 'go' (gå). It is contextually used to convey an older or informal tone.
Hon gik snabbt till affären.
She quickly went to the store.
In this sentence, 'gik' again serves as a substitute for 'gick' in the past tense, showing action where someone went to a location for an activity.
Han gik på bio igår för att se en ny film.
He went to the cinema yesterday to see a new movie.
Here, 'gik' describes motion that resulted in an unintended situation ('getting lost'), further illustrating its use in past narrative contexts.