Central Franconian
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Alternative forms
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- becke (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *bukkijaną.
Pronunciation
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böcke (third-person singular present böck, past participle jeböck or jebock)
- (Ripuarian, reflexive) to bend down, to stoop
Et jitt e Denge, et jitt e Denge,
Wann de Mädcher sich böcke,
Dann hann se et henge.- There’s a thing, there’s a thing,
When the girls bend down,
It’s in the back. [i.e. the vulva] (An old vulgar rhyme.)