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bocken
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See also: Bocken and Böcken
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German bocken, equivalent to Bock + -en.
Verb
bocken (weak, third-person singular present bockt, past tense bockte, past participle gebockt, auxiliary haben)
- (of horses) to buck, to capriole, to be stubborn, to be unruly
- to be in season / in heat
- to play up, to act up (of children)
- (vulgar) to have it away, to have it off, to copulate
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- aufbocken
- hochbocken
- verbocken
Etymology 2
Verb
bocken (weak, third-person singular present bockt, past tense bockte, past participle gebockt, auxiliary haben)
Further reading
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *bukken, from Proto-Germanic *bukkijaną, related to *beuganą (“to bend”).
Verb
bocken
Inflection
Alternative forms
- bucken
Descendants
- Dutch: bukken
- Limburgish: bókke
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bocken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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Swedish
Noun
bocken
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